Landfall Annexe Landfall Chilworth Road Chilworth Hampshire
Proposal
Conversion of annexe to separate dwelling
- Received
- 11 December 2025
- Decided
- 30 January 2026 · REFUSE
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Ward
- CHILWORTH, NURSLING & ROWNHAMS
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- ReceivedSubmitted11 Dec
- ValidatedValidated15 Dec
- Consult.Consultation14 Jan
- TargetTarget Date9 Feb
- DecidedDecided30 Jan
Decided in 46 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Landfall Annexe Landfall Chilworth Road Chilworth Hampshire. Test Valley has handled 3,567 applications of this type and approves 90% of them, typically deciding them in 58 days. This one was decided in 50 days, 8 days quicker than Test Valley's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across CHILWORTH, NURSLING & ROWNHAMS.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
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Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The proposal site lies within Character Area 1B of the Chilworth Residential Area of Special Character and proposes the sub-division of the site resulting in 2 plots which are substantially smaller than the plots in the immediate vicinity. In addition, the proposal would result in 2 separate dwellings in close proximity to one another, which would be out of character with the plots within this RASC location and in direct conflict with the guidance within the Chilworth RASC appraisal. This subdivision would be visually perceptible from the public realm, and the proposal thereby is contrary to Policies E1 and E4 of the TVBRLP.
- The proposed parking arrangement is considered not to be convenient for future users on sub-division of the plot and increases pressure to create a new access into the site. The proposal is contrary to Policy T2 of the TVBRLP.
- The proposed development by means of its nature, location and scale could have likely significant effects upon the nearby Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site which is designated for its conservation importance. In the absence of a completed legal agreement securing the proposed off-site mitigation, the applicant has failed to satisfy the Council that the proposal would not adversely affect the special interest of the Solent and Southampton Water European Designated Site, therefore the application is contrary to Policies COM2 and E5 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
- The site lies within close proximity to the New Forest SPA which is designated for its conservation importance. In the absence of a legal agreement, the application has failed to secure the required mitigation measures in accordance with the Council's adopted 'New Forest SPA Mitigation - Interim Framework'. As such, it is not possible to conclude that the development would not have an in-combination likely significant effect on the interest features of the designated site, as a result of increased recreational pressure. The proposed development is therefore contrary to the Council's adopted 'New Forest SPA Mitigation - Interim Framework', Policy E5 of the adopted Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016, and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
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