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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 dates5,490Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
24%Approval rate · 447 approved or refused records
341Refused applications
106 approved · 341 refused · 393 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2019 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/00415/TREES
T1 - London Plane - Reduce all parts of codominant stem by no more than 3m to suitable growth points, to reduce risk of branch failure
National Trust Mottisfont Abbey Mottisfont Village Road Mottisfont Romsey Hampshire SO51 0LP
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00417/FULLN
Create click and collect parking area, with double canopy and painted area markings and installation of bollards
Tesco Stores Ltd River Way Andover Hampshire SP10 1UZ
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00418/CLES
Application for lawful development certificate for existing detached single storey outbuilding as summerhouse for ancillary use by householders for domestic storage and garden equipment and tool store and also personal craft space
3 The Beeches Saunders Lane Awbridge Romsey Hampshire SO51 0GP
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00420/FULLS
Construction of detached chalet bungalow with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land Adjacent To 1 Hill View Road Braishfield Hampshire
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00422/FULLS
Construction of a detached chalet bungalow with associated access, parking and landscaping
1 Hill View Road Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0PP
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00423/TPOS
(T1) Oak Tree - Trim tree overhanging back garden by upto 2 metres back to appropriate growth points
33 Salcombe Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 4PJ
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00424/TPOS
T1 & T2 - Silver Birch - Fell, T3 - Oak - Reduce by up to 2m
21 Hocombe Wood Road Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 5PN
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00425/TREEN
(T1) Beech - Removal to ground level (T2) Sycamore - Crown raise to a height of 6.5m back to main trunk, 10% crown thin to be achieved by crown cleaning, removal of major deadwood, stubs and crossing and rubbing branches(T3) Sycamore - Crown raise to a height of 6.5m back to main trunk, 10% crown thin to be achieved by crown cleaning, removal of major deadwood, stubs and crossing and rubbing branches(T4) Sycamore - Crown raise to a height of 6.5m back to main trunk, 10% crown thin to be achieved by crown cleaning, removal of major deadwood, stubs and crossing and rubbing branches
Bramble Bank The Dene Hurstbourne Tarrant Andover Hampshire SP11 0AG
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00426/TREEN
T1 - Cotinus - Remove branch overhanging Yew Tree Close, T2 - Maple - Shape and reduce crown by up to 3m , T3 - Ash - Shape and reduce crown by up to 3m
Yew Bank Goodworth Clatford Andover Hampshire SP11 7QX
Received 22 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00427/TREES
G1 - 4 x Lime - Remove second stem (as per marked sketch plan), crown reduction by 2m and crown lift of 6m.T2 - Lime - Crown lift 8m, removing the first 3 branches back to source, and small eastern stem. T3 - Lime - Crown lift 6m, crown reduce top canopy back to pre-existing cuts (2m growth), reduce remaining crown by 1.5m.
11 Houghton Farm Close Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6FB
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00428/TPOS
T1 - Beech - Removal
Gemini House 314 Hursley Road Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 5PF
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00429/FULLN
Change of use to licensed bar and for the sale of hot food for consumption on the premises
Ground Floor And Forecourt The Guildhall High Street Andover Hampshire SP10 1LP
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00430/FULLS
Erection of 2 bay timber framed carport
12 Bridge Cottages Romsey Road West Wellow Romsey Hampshire SO51 6EB
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00431/TREEN
6 Poplar trees in group to rear garden - Crown reduce by upto 6 metres to include thinning out of branches
The Abbots Mitre Village Street Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BA
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00432/TREEN
(T1) Cherry tree to front of house - Crown reduce by up to 2.5 metres
Lane House Dunkirt Lane Abbotts Ann Andover Hampshire SP11 7BB
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00433/FULLS
Installation of solar panels on garage roof, and installation of 2 air source heat pumps
Manor House Up Somborne Lane Up Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6QY
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00434/FULLN
Demolition of the redundant silo, removal of the glass extension, removal and replacement of roof and cladding including fire doors, roller shutter doors, ribbon windows and gates, installation of traffic barriers and solar panels
Stannah Stairlifts Ltd Anton Mill Anton Mill Road Andover Hampshire SP10 2NX
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00435/FULLN
Demolish single storey extensions, erect single storey link and covered walkway, create terrace and associated landscaping
Wherwell Priory Church Street Wherwell Andover Hampshire SP11 7JH
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00436/LBWN
Demolish single storey extensions, erect single storey link and covered walkway, and create terrace
Wherwell Priory Church Street Wherwell Andover Hampshire SP11 7JH
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00439/FULLS
Repair wooden retaining wall running along the mill stream
Bossington Mill Horsebridge Road Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LY
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00440/TREES
T1 - Narrow Leaved Ash - Reduce lowest lateral over car park by up to 1m, T2 - Common Lime - Crown thin by up to 10- 15%,T3 - Common Lime - Remove branch abrading on services
Braishfield Recreation Ground Braishfield Road Braishfield Hampshire
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00441/TREEN
T1- Western Red Cedar - Reduce in height by up to 3m, specific reduction of scaffold limb with hazard beam (split) facing west, by up to 2m, trim remaining side growth by up to 1m
Far End Abbotts Hill Little Ann Andover Hampshire SP11 7NN
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00442/CLPN
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed erection of outbuilding
St Vincents Salisbury Road Andover Hampshire SP11 7PH
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Decided25/00443/FULLS
Two storey front/side extension and creation of first floor
Twinways Romsey Road Ower Romsey Hampshire SO51 6AE
Received 25 Feb 2025
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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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