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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 dates6,194Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
22%Approval rate · 534 approved or refused records
414Refused applications
120 approved · 414 refused · 457 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2019 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/03063/FULLS
New access, gate, and related operational works from Embley Lane
Land At Embley Lane East Wellow
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03064/TREES
Conifer at front - Fell
1 Green Pond Flats Green Pond Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BR
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03065/FULLN
Click and collect parking and double canopy, with steel posts for support and 37 bollards
Tesco River Way Andover Hampshire SP10 1UZ
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Current25/03067/FULLN
Erection of three commercial buildings suitable for flexible E(g)(iii), B2 and/or B8 uses, together with access, parking, drainage, landscaping and change of use of agricultural land to provide a pedestrian/cycle pathway
Land At Harewood Farm London Road Andover Down Hampshire
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Current25/03068/FULLN
Erection of agricultural building
South Park Farm Andover Lane Great Shoddesden Andover Hampshire SP11 9LP
Received 25 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03069/TPOS
T1 - Oak - Fell (TPO.24.TVS.2)
Awbridge Lodge Danes Road Awbridge Romsey Hampshire SO51 0HL
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03070/TPOS
T1 - Silver birch (TPO.TVBC.0110) - Reduce by up to 3m in height and spread
Fardale Hookwood Lane Ampfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 9BZ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Decided25/03071/FULLN
Single storey extension to the rear
27 Rectory Place Weyhill Andover Hampshire SP11 0PZ
Received 31 Dec 2025 - Decided26/00001/ADVN
Display of 2 fascia signs
90 High Street Andover Hampshire SP10 1NE
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00003/CLPN
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension to replace conservatory
2 Poynters Close Andover Hampshire SP10 3SZ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00004/FULLS
Replacement of residential static caravan with residential dwellinghouse
Mobile Home No.2 Wellow Wood Paddock Wellow Wood Road West Wellow Hampshire
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00005/TREEN
T1 - Catalpa speciosa (Northern catalpa) - fell
The Old Malt House Fullerton Road Wherwell Andover Hampshire SP11 7JS
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00006/DDCA
Work required to reduce risk of dangerous mature Ash tree at corner of car park, next to football field and footpath. Small amounts of Kretzschumaria at basal cavity. Tree to be left as a snag to rot away.
Plough Inn Longparish Andover Hampshire SP11 6PB
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00008/VARS
Vary condition 2 of 25/00740/FULLS (Two storey and single storey rear extensions, replace garage roof, install dormer windows, rooflights, and juliette balcony, alterations to fenestration and widen entry steps) to allow for amendments to design of roof, elevations and garage walls
Dormy House Romsey Road Kings Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6PP
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00009/CLPN
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension
49 Conholt Road Andover Hampshire SP10 2HS
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00010/TPOS
T69 - Common Beech - Reduction of up to 3m all around
2 Cobnut Drive Romsey Hampshire SO51 0AD
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00011/TREEN
T1 Cherry tree - reduce height by up to 2m and shape over, balance lateral growth to leave a smaller, well balanced crown
Meadow Cottage Duck Street Abbotts Ann Andover Hampshire SP11 7AZ
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00013/TREEN
T1 and T2 - Ash- Fell, T3 - Walnut - Crown raise to 5 metres above ground level on the south eastern side
Chalkdell House Village Street Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BA
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00014/TREES
T1 - Cedar - Reduce lateral growth only by up to 3 metres whilst keeping all live pruning cuts to a maximum of 75 mm in diameter, T2 - Field Maple - Fell
2 Kings Acre Kings Somborne Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6QA
Received 5 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00015/TREEN
T1 - Fraxinus excelsior - Pollard at 5m and install bat boxes at later date
Plough Inn Longparish Andover Hampshire SP11 6PB
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Current26/00016/FULLN
Conversion of south western bay of existing watermill to form flexible tourist accommodation consisting of two units of accommodation, installation of windows, installation of cesspool and parking bays
Upper Mill Mill House Lane Longparish Andover Hampshire SP11 6QH
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Current26/00017/LBWN
Conversion of south western bay of existing watermill to form flexible tourist accommodation consisting of two units of accommodation, installation of windows, installation of cesspool and parking bays
Upper Mill Mill House Lane Longparish Andover Hampshire SP11 6QH
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00018/LBWN
Replace guttering on southern boundary of property
Aces Barbers 66 High Street Andover Hampshire SP10 1NG
Received 6 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00019/TREEN
T1 - Apple Tree - Fell
The Old Forge Longstock Road Longstock Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6DY
Received 6 Jan 2026
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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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