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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 dates6,336Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
23%Approval rate · 544 approved or refused records
421Refused applications
123 approved · 421 refused · 476 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 May 2019 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Current26/01955/FULLS
Installation of 2 dormer windows to the front elevation and re-roofing
46 Mill Lane Romsey Hampshire SO51 8EQ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Current26/01957/FULLN
Two storey front extension and single storey porch extension
Copters 2 Drove Hill Chilbolton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6AR
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01959/TREES
T1 - Silver Birch - Remove 3 lower level branches, T2 - Sorbus Aria - Remove specific lower branches, T3 & T4 - Viburnum Opulis x2 - Reduce crown overall by approximately 1.2m, T5 - Field Elm - Lift crown and remove lower branches, T6 - Field Maple - Remove 3 specific lower branches
Long Barn Church Lane Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0QH
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Current26/01960/FULLS
Rear infill extension, first floor extension, addition of front and rear dormers and alterations to roof, chimney and fenestration
Heatherbank 1 Beechwood Close Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 5PB
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Current26/01962/FULLN
Replacement floodlighting scheme to existing athletics track
Charlton Sports Centre West Portway Portway Business Park Andover Hampshire
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Current26/01965/FULLS
Demolition of agricultural buildings and erection of 5 houses and associated parking and landscaping
Land Adjacent To Staff Lane Cottage Staff Road Michelmersh Hampshire
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Current26/01966/LBWN
Retention of minor internal alterations including a ground floor study partition, first floor shower inserted into linen cupboard space and limited damp proofing on an internal wall in kitchen
Freemantle King Lane Over Wallop Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 8JE
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Current26/01967/CLPN
Certificate of proposed lawful development for the change from wheat straw to water reed as part of works to replace the top layer of thatch
River Cottage Goodworth Clatford Andover Hampshire SP11 7QX
Received 9 Sept 2026 - Current26/01968/CLEN
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Development to confirm Material Commencement of Planning Permission ref: 23/01336/FULLN
The River Test Distillery Ltd Distillery River Barn Cottage Southside Road Longparish Hampshire
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01971/TREEN
(G1) - 6 small Conifers (Laylandii) Fell (G2) - 6-7 Large dead Pine trees - Fell (G3) - All tree species along Fullerton Road. Crown lift to highways spec 5m to stop them hitting vehicles (T1) Horse chestnut - Reduction on one large limb that is rubbing on main stem of healthy pine tree, reduce back to just past rubbing point
Freelands Fullerton Road Wherwell Andover Hampshire SP11 7JS
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01972/TREES
Ash tree - Fell due to ash die back
Corner Barns Mesh Road Michelmersh Romsey Hampshire SO51 0NR
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Current26/01974/FULLS
Installation of air source heat pump to be installed at rear of property
Apple Cottage Braishfield Road Braishfield Romsey Hampshire SO51 0PN
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Current26/01975/FULLS
Change of use of land and erection of single-storey side extension
45 Calshot Drive Chandler's Ford Eastleigh Hampshire SO53 3NY
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Current26/01977/CLPS
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed removal of conservatory windows and roof and replacement brickwork and roof installation
8 Anton Close Romsey Hampshire SO51 5QD
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01978/DDTPO
Remove Sycamore situated within Chilworth woods within TPO.TVBC.578 - T55
Trees At Chilworth Laboratories Southampton Science Park Chilworth Southampton Hampshire SO16 7PT
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Unknown26/01979/DDTPO
Removal of Scots Pine located North of Manor Road within TPO.TVBC.578 - T112
Land North Of Manor Road Chilworth Hampshire
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Current26/01983/TPON
T1 - Holly - Fell, T2 - Walnut - Repollard by 4m back to old pollard points, T3 and T4 - Lime - Repollard by 3m back to old pollard points, G1 - Hazel - Re-coppice to ground level
14 Kingsmead Anna Valley Andover Hampshire SP11 7PN
Received 11 Sept 2026 - Current26/01987/TREEN
(T1) - Salix fragilis - 8m Crown reduction to 12m (T2) - Acer platanoides 'Drummondii' - 4m Crown reduction to 8m
Keepers Cottage Longparish Andover Hampshire SP11 6PZ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Current26/01989/PDRN
Application for prior notification for change of use under Class R from an agricultural building to day nursery
Manor Farm Newton Stacey Lane Newton Stacey Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Current26/01990/FULLN
Change of use of land for day nursery use, including siting of 2 portacabins and associated structures (Retrospective)
Manor Farm Newton Stacey Lane Newton Stacey Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6BP
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01991/DDCA
T1 Rowan - dead
Hope Cottage Upper Clatford Andover Hampshire SP11 7QW
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Current26/01997/VARS
Vary condition 5 of 26/00701/FULLS (Installation of three mobile Endoscopy units with associated groundworks, servicing and boundary treatment on a temporary basis (retrospective)) to allow for the permitted opening hours to be amended from 08:00 - 18:00 to 08:00 - 20:00
Adanac Health And Innovation Campus Hurst Way Nursling Hampshire
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Decided26/01998/TREES
T1- Beech- fell. T2 - Poplar- fell.
Oaklands Chapel Close Houghton Stockbridge Hampshire SO20 6LT
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Current26/01999/TPOS
T1 - Oak - Reduce canopy on house facing side by 2 metres, lift canopy to allow 2.5 metre clearance from ground level
19 Brook Way Romsey Hampshire SO51 7JZ
Received 15 Sept 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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