Test Valley planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Test Valley Borough Council, updated daily. Test Valley Borough Council received 534 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes. 90% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Test Valley
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Golden Hill Belbins Romsey Hampshire SO51 0PE
57-dwelling outline residential scheme, Romsey, principle and access only. Demolishes one dwelling to clear 2.7 hectares for 57 homes; layout and appearance remain reserved. Demolition, groundworks and drainage packages can be tendered early, with brickwork and roofing following at reserved matters.
DemolitionGroundworksDrainage
Esseborne Manor Doiley Hill Hurstbourne Tarrant Andover Hampshire SP11 0ER
Air source heat pump installation across eight homes, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Test Valley. Full application covers external heat pump units and plant to a one-hectare development site. Heat pump supply, pipework, cylinders and M&E commissioning suit specialist renewables installers.
RenewablesM&E
Danes Orchard Danes Road Shootash Romsey Hampshire SO51 0GB
Overhead line upgrade near Romsey, Hampshire, under section 37 consent. Works upgrade an existing line at Danes Orchard, Shootash, consented under Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989. Foundations, steel pole replacement and conductor stringing are packages for groundworks and steel specialists.
GroundworksSteelM&E
1 Swedish House Dixons Lane Broughton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8AT
Replacement and additional house scheme, Stockbridge, full application. Demolishes one house and rebuilds it alongside a new dwelling, plus making good an adjoining end elevation. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and drainage packages open first, with M&E and joinery fit-out for both homes.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Lansdowne Court Lansdowne Gardens Romsey Hampshire
Roof-height increase to an existing Romsey block, Test Valley. Raises the roof by 400mm at Lansdowne Court under a full application, an alteration to an existing building. Roofing, scaffolding and timber or steel supply for the raised structure are the packages to target.
RoofingScaffolding
Sahota Farm House Chilworth Road Chilworth Southampton Hampshire SO16 7JX
Householder extensions and annexe scheme, Chilworth, full application stage. First-floor extension, loft conversion with dormers and balconies, plus a detached garage and annexe on a farmhouse plot. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages lead, with groundworks and brickwork for the garage and annexe…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Novidom Bracken Place Chilworth Southampton Hampshire SO16 3NG
Householder rear extension and carport, Chilworth, full application. Adds a single-storey extension with raised terrace, plus a detached carport with home office above and pillared gates. Groundworks, brickwork and roofing for the carport and extension suit local trade contractors, with glazing and…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
1 And 2 Brockhurst Cottages Salisbury Lane Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8JH
Two-dwelling subdivision of existing cottage, Over Wallop, retrospective full application. Splits one dwelling at Brockhurst Cottages into two homes, applied for retrospectively at full stage. Partitioning, kitchen and bathroom fit-out and separate utilities suit local joiners and M&E…
Fit-outM&EJoinery
Fairbourne Farmhouse Braishfield Road Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0QB
Holiday let conversion of a farm building, Braishfield, Romsey. Converts an existing building into one holiday let with external alterations at full application stage. Internal fit-out, M&E services and joinery for the external alterations suit local specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
3 Room Cottages Village Street Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BG
Listed cottage roof repair, Chilbolton, Test Valley. Like-for-like replacement of roof slopes, valleys, flashings, gutters, fascias and chimney under listed building consent. Heritage roofing contractors, lime-mortar masonry repairers and traditional timber joiners are the trades to target.
Roof repairFaçade repairJoinery
Unit 3B Walworth Enterprise Centre Duke Close Walworth Business Park Andover Hampshire SP10 5AS
Temporary storage container addition at business park unit, Andover, full application. Places a 23 sqm container in the rear courtyard of a business park unit for temporary storage and facilities. Scope is a small base and service connections, suiting local groundworks and M&E trades.
Groundworks
Home Farm House Newbury Hill Penton Mewsey Andover Hampshire SP11 0RW
Listed building consent for internal WC and partition works, Andover. Interior alterations to a listed farmhouse, adding a WC and timber stud partition with door in the hallway, with no external works. Plumbing, small-bore drainage and joinery subcontractors can win this, with…
DrainageJoinery
16 Neville Drive Romsey Hampshire SO51 7RP
Single-storey side extension and conservatory rebuild, Romsey. Adds a side extension and converts a conservatory to solid roof and walls for a family room, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with steel likely over the new opening.
BrickworkRoofingGlazing
Greenwells Longstock Road Longstock Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6DP
Householder first-floor extension and re-cladding, Stockbridge, full application stage. Replaces a garage and store with a first-floor extension, re-cladding tile hanging in timber weatherboarding, and adding solar panels and a heat pump. Timber cladding, roofing, porch joinery and renewables…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Osmington Mill Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 8EQ
Rear extension and hip-to-gable loft conversion with dormer, Romsey. Adds ground-floor living space and a rear dormer to an existing house at full application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with brickwork and groundworks for the extension footings.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Test Valley Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Test Valley Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Test Valley Borough Council, raw rate
26.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
27.9%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.2 percentage points below expected. Test Valley Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
470 appeals counted, 439 judged either way (117 allowed, 322 dismissed), 31 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.5% | 28.8% | 285 | 280 | 77 |
| Householder (HAS) | 34.4% | 35.6% | 66 | 64 | 22 |
| Enforcement Notice | 13.3% | 13.5% | 59 | 45 | 6 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 29% | 25% | 37 | 31 | 9 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 14.3% | 20.6% | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 20% | 36.9% | 5 | 5 | 1 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Test Valley Borough Council
Test Valley Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Test Valley Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent4 homes
- Shared ownership1 home
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Test Valley Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder92% (300 decided)
- other78% (154 decided)
- commercial92% (37 decided)
- residential58% (24 decided)
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