Storage Barn Wallop Business Park Bent St Nether Wallop SO20 8EJ
Proposal
Application to determine if prior approval is required for the change of use and conversion of agricultural building to one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and for building operations reasonably necessary for the conversion
- Received
- 12 August 2026
- Decided
- 7 October 2026 · REFUSE
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 9 October 2026
- Council
- Test Valley Borough Council
- Ward
- MID TEST
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Aug
- ValidatedValidated12 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Oct
Decided in 56 days
This is a planning application for a change of use at Storage Barn Wallop Business Park Bent St Nether Wallop SO20 8EJ. Test Valley has handled 8,698 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 52 days. This one was decided in 56 days, 4 days longer than Test Valley's median. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 269 applications across MID TEST. We hold 2,671 applications in total for the SO20 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the building to be converted is in agricultural use as part of an established agricultural holding. The extent of any agricultural holding associated with the building is also unknown, so it is not possible to confirm whether there have been any previous disqualifying developments within the original limits of an established agricultural unit. In addition, details submitted with the application confirm that the internal floor space of the proposed dwellinghouse would exceed 150 square metres. The proposals fail to comply with the provisions set out at Q.1 (a)(i), Q.1(a)(ii), Q.1(c), Q.1(d) and Q.1(g) of Class Q, Part 3, Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) and it has not been demonstrated that the proposals are permitted development.
- The proposed dwelling would be in close proximity to industrial and agricultural uses, including within the same building. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that they future occupiers of the proposed dwelling would not be adversely impacted by noise. Prior approval regarding noise impacts is required and cannot be granted. The application is therefore contrary to Q.2(1)(b) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Policies E8 and LHW4 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 and Policies L2, P3 and P4 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
- The submitted application has not demonstrated that the location and siting of the building would not make it impractical and undesirable for conversion to residential use with regard to noise and odour resulting from the close proximity to industrial and agricultural uses, including within the same building. Prior approval is required and cannot be granted. The application is therefore contrary to Q.2(1)(e) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), Policies E8 and LHW4 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016, and Policies L2, P3 and P4 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2026.
- The footprint of the part of the building proposed to be converted measures 151.11 square metres, but the proposed curtilage measures 180 square metres. The application is therefore contrary to Q.3(1) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
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- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
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