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Test Valley Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Test Valley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates5,296Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
24%Approval rate · 425 approved or refused records
325Refused applications
100 approved · 325 refused · 369 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning ServicesLocal plan Planning PolicyConservation areas Historical sites and Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@testvalley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries01264368000Council source
- General council enquiriesInfo@testvalley.gov.ukCouncil source
- General council enquiries01794527700Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas33 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/01676/FULLS
Change of use from Childrens Activity and Play Centre to a mixed use of Childrens Activity and Play Centre (Class E) and Community Learning Centre (Class F)
I Wanna Be Role Play Village Ltd Unit B 16 Abbotswood Common Road Romsey Hampshire SO51 0BX
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01677/FULLS
Altered dormer to front elevation, dormer to rear, new roof over existing garden room and elevational alterations
May Cottage St Andrews Close Timsbury Romsey Hampshire SO51 0NA
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01678/CLPS
Application for a certificate of lawful development for generator housing including concrete plinth and timber overshed
King Edwards Hall West Tytherley Salisbury Hampshire SP5 1JY
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01679/FULLS
Erection of rear lobby and extension to boot room, alterations to and lowering of existing rear extension floor, extending the mezzanine in the extension to provide bedroom above, formation of passage at the rear and installation of 4 rooflights
Monks Barn Knapp Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01680/LBWS
Erection of rear lobby and extension to boot room, alterations to and lowering of existing rear extension floor, extending the mezzanine in the extension to provide bedroom above, formation of passage at the rear and installation of 4 rooflights
Monks Barn Knapp Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BT
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01681/LBWN
Remove existing porch frame (retain roof) replace with new timber windows and entrance door, replace existing main front door and replace 2 no ground floor windows to front elevation
Box Cottage Chalkcroft Lane Penton Mewsey Andover Hampshire SP11 0RQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01682/CLPS
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed alterations to fenestration, entrance porch, conversion of roof space to form first floor, installation of rear dormer windows, and roof lights
Field Cottage 3 Woodley Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 7JL
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01683/FULLN
Installation of a replacement floodlighting system consisting of 12 LED floodlights fitted to 6 15m columns
New Street Football & Social Club Foxcotte Park Hatherden Road Charlton Andover Hampshire SP11 0TA
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01684/TPOS
(T1) Oak in rear garden - Remove major deadwood, crown thin by volume 15% and crown lift on school side up to 4m to balance the crown
15 Trowbridge Close Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8DL
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01685/LBWN
Application to regularise removal of porch, and replacement of front door, 11 casement windows and internal doors
Old Farm House Fullerton Road Cottonworth Andover Hampshire SP11 7JX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01686/FULLN
Install low level bunded fuel tank in front garden
10 Kingfishers Shipton Bellinger Tidworth Hampshire SP9 7US
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01688/FULLN
Change of use of barn from storage to wedding venue, creation of parking area, insertion of doors and glazed screens, application of render to existing concrete blocks and replacement cladding and windows, removal of overhead powerlines and replacement with underground cabling and associated landscaping works
New Barn New Barn Lane Wherwell Andover SP11 7HX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01689/LBWN
Creation of parking area, insertion of doors and glazed screens, application of render to existing concrete blocks, replacement cladding and windows, removal of overhead powerlines and replacement with underground cabling, associated landscaping works and internal alterations to facilitate use as a wedding venue
New Barn New Barn Lane Wherwell Andover SP11 7HX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01690/TPOS
T1 - Beech - Remove, T2 - Spruce - Reduce in height by up to 10m, remove bottom branches by up to 2m
Brackenwood Roman Drive Chilworth Southampton Hampshire SO16 7HS
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01691/LBWS
Forming 600mm diameter hole in brick floor to install a perforated plastic sump (600m deep) to house submersible pumps and laying underground pipes
Little Somborne Farmhouse Somborne Park Road Little Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6QT
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01692/TPON
T1 - Sycamore - Fell
Woodcot Winchester Road Goodworth Clatford Andover Hampshire SP11 7HN
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01693/FULLN
Demolition of pole barn and erection of grain store building
Selfs Farm Home Farm Lane Faccombe Andover Hampshire SP11 0DX
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01694/TPOS
T1 - Oak - Prune hanging branches by up to 2m
1 The Courtyard Turnor Way North Stoneham Park Eastleigh Hampshire SO50 9TJ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01695/TREEN
(T1) Ash - Reduce by up to 7m, (T2) Ash - Remove, (T3) Ash - Reduce by up to 6m, (T4) Ash - Reduce by up to 6m, (T5) Ash - Reduce by up to 5m, (T6) Ash - Reduce by up to 5m, (T7) Plum - Reduce by up to 4m (T8) Plum - Reduce by up to 9m
1 Northern Farm Cottages Station Road Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8HZ
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01696/TPOS
T1 - Oak - Reduction of up to 1m on the south side and crown raise to 4m
11 Prince Road Rownhams Southampton Hampshire SO16 8LD
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01697/VARS
Variation of condition 02 (drawings) of 24/00890/FULLS (Erection of two storey extension, partial removal of roof including dormer window and gable over bed 2 and replacement with pitched roof with flat roof dormers, replacement of doors and windows) to alter the design of the front elevation
64 Mill Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 8EQ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01698/FULLS
Single storey rear extension, installation of log burner flue, removal of existing chimney and elevational alterations
Brambles St Andrews Close Timsbury Romsey Hampshire SO51 0NA
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01699/TPOS
TPO.TVBC.490 - T9 - Scots Pine - Remove branches numbered 1 and 2 on photos, reduce lower half of the crown lateral branches back 1-2m, remove dead wood from crown.
1 Heatherview Close North Baddesley Southampton Hampshire SO52 9DJ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/01700/TPOS
T1 - Oak (TPO.TVBC.465) - Cut back branches overhanging driveway by up to 5m
7 Furzedown Cottages Furzedown Road Kings Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6QJ
Received 23 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Test Valley Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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