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28 Sycamore Close Romsey Hampshire SO51 5SB

25/02863/FULLSFULL APPLICATION - SOUTHRefused
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Refused on 14 April 2026

Council decision: REFUSEPlanning committee1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Extension and conversion of existing garage to form ancillary accommodation

Received
2 December 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
ROMSEY TADBURN
Agent
Resi Design Ltd
  1. Received2 Dec
  2. Validated9 Dec
  3. Consult.7 Jan
  4. Target3 Feb
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 126 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 28 Sycamore Close Romsey Hampshire SO51 5SB. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 12 weeks longer than Test Valley's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 48 applications across ROMSEY TADBURN. We hold 1,524 applications in total for the SO51 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Test Valley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development by virtue of its size, design, and location would introduce built development within this open and spacious frontage. The proposal will result in a large and incongruous feature within the front garden resulting in significant adverse impact on the open and verdant character of the area resulting in irreversible harm to its character and appearance contrary to policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Revised Borough Local Plan 2016. The benefits of the scheme including the introduction of ancillary accommodation for the applicant's elderly and vulnerable relatives is noted, however the proposed ancillary accommodation could be provided without resulting in the identified harm. The identified harm is real and permanent harm and the benefits do not therefore outweigh the harm.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO51 5SB
Application type
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
Scale / size
Small
Parish
ROMSEY TOWN

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 December 2025
Consultation expiry
7 January 2026
Consultation start
9 December 2025
Consultation end
7 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
14 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
7 January 2026
Target decision date
3 February 2026
Committee meeting
7 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Resi Design Ltd
Agent address
Unit 118 Workspace Kennington Park Canterbury Court London SW9 6DE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
11 December 2025
Site notice end
1 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14507554
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Test Valley

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