5 Eldon Road Kings Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6NN

1. 1.The proposed development will be impacting the existing roof eaves and hanging tiles, which has the potential to support bats and/or bat roosts. No bat survey mitigation or enhancement information has been provided to allow the Local Planning Authority to make an assessment of the presence/absence, species, number and roosting location of any bats utilising the site and to demonstrate that the proposed works can be undertaken without harm to any potential roost locations. Without this information, it is not possible to assess whether the proposal would cause harm to bats and their habitats, which receive legal protection under UK and European law. As no survey, mitigation and enhancement information has been submitted in order for the Local Planning Authority to conclude that the proposed development would not have an adverse impact on protected species, the proposed development is considered contrary to Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016), Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. Without these regulations being met, it cannot be said that the proposal would be granted a European Protected Species Licence by Natural England.
2. 2.The property is located within a NatureSpace - Amber Impact Risk Zone for great crested newts. Amber zones are recorded as a suitable habitat - great crested newts are likely to be present. Newts must be considered during the Preliminary Ecology Appraisal (PEA) process. No surveys, mitigation or enhancement information has been submitted in order for the Local Planning Authority to conclude that the proposed development would not have an adverse impact on protected species, which receive legal protection under UK and European law. The proposed development is therefore contrary to Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016), Section 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. Without these regulations being met, it cannot be said that the proposal would be granted a European Protected Species Licence by Natural England.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

SO20 6NN

Application type

FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH

Scale / size

Small

Parish

KINGS SOMBORNE

Date validated

1 May 2026

Consultation end

27 May 2026

Target decision date

26 June 2026

Agent address

8 Wolversdene Gardens Andover Hampshire SP10 2BB

Statutory period

56 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14891864

Documents

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