Test Valley Borough Council
Councillors:
43
Wards:
21
Committees:
17
Meetings (2026):
29
Meetings (2025):
92
Meeting
Southern Area Planning Committee - Test Valley
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 16th December 2025
5:30 PM
Tuesday, 16th December 2025
5:30 PM
End:
Tuesday, 16th December 2025
9:30 PM
Tuesday, 16th December 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
16 Dec 2025
16 Dec 2025
Location:
Main Hall, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GL
Main Hall, Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8GL
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Climate Emergency and Countryside Portfolio Holder
Officer
Head of Development Management North
Jason Owen
Expected
Committee Member
Planning Portfolio Holder
Officer
Senior Planning Lawyer
Ginika Ogidi
Expected
Officer
Head of Development Management South
Mark Staincliffe
Expected
Agenda
0
Schedule of Development Applications
Minutes
Resolved:
That the applications for development, as set out below, be determined as indicated.
That the applications for development, as set out below, be determined as indicated.
1
Apologies
Minutes
There were no apologies given.
2
Public Participation
Minutes
In accordance with the Council’s Public Participation Scheme, the following spoke on the applications indicated.
Agenda Item No.
Page No.
Application
Speaker
7
28-63
25/01182/FULLS
Debbie Clayton (Objector)
Jake Stentiford (Applicant’s Agent)
8
64-98
25/02170/FULLS
Michael Stubbs (Braishfield Parish Council)
Dawn Appleton (Applicant’s Agent)
Agenda Item No.
Page No.
Application
Speaker
7
28-63
25/01182/FULLS
Debbie Clayton (Objector)
Jake Stentiford (Applicant’s Agent)
8
64-98
25/02170/FULLS
Michael Stubbs (Braishfield Parish Council)
Dawn Appleton (Applicant’s Agent)
3
Declarations of Interest
Minutes
Councillor Bundy wished it to be noted that he knew one of the speaker’s on application 25/01182/FULLS as a parishioner but that it was not an interest.
4
Urgent Items
Minutes
There were no urgent items.
5
Minutes of previous meeting
To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2025.
Attachments:
- Document $$Minutes 04 Dec 2025
Minutes
Councillor A Dowden proposed and Councillor Parker seconded the motion that the minutes of the meeting held on 4 November 2025 were an accurate record. Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Resolved:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2025 were an accurate record.
Resolved:
That the minutes of the meeting held on 25 November 2025 were an accurate record.
7
25/01182/FULLS - 27.05.2025
RECOMMENDATION: (PERMISSION)
SITE: Land West of Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0YD, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS
CASE OFFICER: Katie Nethersole
SITE: Land West of Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0YD, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS
CASE OFFICER: Katie Nethersole
Attachments:
- Document 25_01182_FULLS SAPC Report 1 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 1 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 2 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 3 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 4 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 5 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 6 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 7 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 8 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 9 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 10 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 11 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 12 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 13 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 14 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 15 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 16 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25.01182.FULLS SAPC Plan 17 04 Dec 2025
Minutes
APPLICATION NO.
25/01182/FULLS
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
REGISTERED
27.05.2025
APPLICANT
PJS One Limited
SITE
Land West of Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0YD, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS
PROPOSAL
Erection of battery storage facility
AMENDMENTS
CASE OFFICER
Katie Nethersole
Councillor M Cooper proposed and Councillor A Dowden seconded the motion as set out in the agenda and update paper. Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Councillor Bundy proposed and Councillor A Dowden seconded an amendment to include timings as set out in Condition 15.
Consultation with the Local Lead Flood Authority on the amended drainage layout plan and the imposition of planning conditions as required.
Then delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
PERMISSION subject to:
1.
Consultation with the Local Lead Flood Authority on the amended drainage layout plan and the imposition of planning conditions as required.
Then delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
PERMISSION subject to:
2.
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:
311 A Acoustic Fence Panel 304 A Auxillary Transformer 301 Battery Containers 302 Invertor JS017_001B Landscape Proposals Plan AVON104/100B/P Surface Water Drainage Layout 106 Proposed Elevations 103 Proposed Site Layout 308 Pumping Station Container 310 Security Fence Panel 307 Security Fence Panel 104 Site Location Plan 305 Switch Room 309 Water Tank Rear Drainage 03 Transformer
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3.
Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction and Demolition Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.
The Plan shall include the following:
1) hours of construction, including deliveries.
2) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate.
3) loading and unloading of plant and materials.
4) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during demolition and construction.
6) measures for the protection of the natural environment including the River Test SSSI.
7) measures to cover open excavations and/or pipes and culverts to prevent badgers from being trapped.
8) identification of works to be overseen by specialist ecologists, including roles and responsibilities of an ecological clerks of works or similarly competent person appointed and confirmation on timings of works to be undertaken.
9) control of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) within or adjacent to the site boundary.
10) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works; and
11) timeframe and method for removing all construction materials and construction compound structures.
12) Lighting information
The approved statement shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction method statement.
Reason: To minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase having regard to Policies E5, E8 and T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
4.
Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include:
1) management of construction traffic routes.
2) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors.
3) wheel washing facilities.
4) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) loading and unloading of plant and materials
The approved plan shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period and the development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved plan.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
5.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, details of the materials and their finished colour to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details for the lifespan of the development.
Reason: To ensure the development would integrate, respect and complement the character of the area and wider landscape in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
6.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, details of hard and soft landscape works shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Details shall include:
1) planting plans including replacement tree planting plans;
2) written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment);
3) schedules of plants, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities.
4) hard surfacing materials.
The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
7.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, a schedule of landscape implementation and maintenance for a minimum period of 10 years shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The schedule shall include details of the arrangements for the phasing of the implementation and ongoing maintenance during that period in accordance with appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of practise, including the identification of parties responsible for and management. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of the current or first available planting season following the failure, removal or damage of the planting.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
8.
This permission shall be for a period of 40 years from the date the development is first connected to the grid (the “First import/Export Date”) with notice given in writing to the Local Planning Authority a minimum of two weeks prior to the first connection. Commissioning of the development hereby permitted shall not take place until a decommissioning plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The decommissioning plan shall include details of the works necessary to return the site to its original condition, including the method of removal from the site of all battery storage units and associated development above and below ground, and a timeframe for such works. The approved decommissioning plan shall be implemented either following the cessation of the use of the site as Battery Energy Storage Site for a continuous period in excess of six months, or no later than 40 years after the commissioning date, whichever is the sooner.
Reason: In order that the land is returned to it is original condition following the expiry of the period of time whereby electricity is likely to be generated and for which a countryside location has been shown to be essentially required, in accordance with Policies COM2 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
9.
Prior to first use of the battery storage facility the acoustic fencing hereby permitted shall be provided and retained on site in accordance with the approved details and shall retain its acoustic properties thereafter.
Reason: In the interests of local amenities and of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
10.
No fixed plant, machinery or equipment shall be installed in association with the use of the development hereby permitted unless in accordance with details that shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the location, appearance, design, specification and sound performance of the plant, machinery and equipment and all measures to be implemented to mitigate sound emissions. The details shall also include an acoustic report to demonstrate using the methodology in BS4142:2014, that sound emitted from the combination of all such plant, machinery and equipment would not exceed the following criteria of 42dB Lar, 15 minute hour between 2300 and 0700 hours at any noise sensitive premises. Any mitigation measures required to satisfy this criterion shall be implemented prior to the operation of any fixed plant, machinery or equipment and unless otherwise agreed by the local planning authority, shall thereafter be retained.
Reason: In order to protect the amenity of residential dwellings in accordance with policy LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.
11.
No development shall take place (other than any approved demolition and site clearance works) until an assessment of the nature and extent of any contamination and a scheme for remediating the contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The assessment shall be undertaken by a competent person, and shall assess the presence of any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The assessment shall follow the recommendations made within the report titled Preliminary Risk Assessment: Desk Study, carried out by PJS One Ltd. and dated 7th April 2025 and, where appropriate, the assessment shall be extended following further site investigation work. In the event that contamination is found, or is considered likely, the scheme shall contain remediation proposals designed to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use.
Such remediation proposals shall include clear supervision of remediation works by a competent person. The site shall not be brought in to use until a verification report, for the purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure a safe living/working environment in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan policy E8.
12.
No development shall take place (including site clearance and any other preparatory works) until a scheme for the protection of trees to be retained has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a scheme shall include a plan showing the location and specification of tree protective barriers in accordance with BS5837:2012 recommendations. Such barriers shall be erected prior to any other site operations and at least three working days’ notice shall be given to the Local Planning Authority that it has been erected.
Note: the protective barriers shall be as specified at Chapter 6.2 and detailed in figure 2 of BS5837:2012 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 policy E2.
13.
The ecological mitigations outlined in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by Arbtech dated 30th January 2025 shall be adhered to and implemented prior to the development being brought into use.
Reason: To enhance and protect ecology in accordance with policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016
14.
The development hereby approved shall not commence until details relating to the fire safety arrangements of the battery systems in the form of a Battery Safety Management Plan are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include:
Fire safety measures for emergency personnel attending a fire incident, such as deflagration vents (including the installation of an audible fire alarm on the site) A comprehensive review of the space between units in line with the UL9540A testing information to establish whether there is potential for fire to spread between units A review the detailed battery safety management plan and any associated fire safety systems Details of the proposed battery chemistry Details setting out how firewater used during fire suppression would be contained on site or drained safely away from the site
The plan shall be implemented as approved.
Reason: In order to protect adjoining land and habitats from increased fire risk associated with the proposed development in accordance with policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.
15.
No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including site clearance, deliveries, collections otr works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place outside of the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays; with no construction works permitted on Sundays or Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby properties in accordance with Policies LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016
Notes to Applicant:
1.
In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.
2.
Bats, birds, great crested newts, reptiles, hedgehogs, dormice all receive a level of protection under various legislative provisions. The applicant/developer is reminded that any permission does not absolve them from complying with the requirements set out in legislation separate from planning.
3.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
b) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Test Valley Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. However, based on the information available this permission is one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements are considered to apply.
4.
Due to declines in range and abundance of Great Crested Newts in the last century, the species is strictly protection under UK law via Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and under EU law by the Habitats Directive, which is transposed into UK law by the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. This law refers to all great crested newt life stages, including eggs. Developments that affect Great Crested Newts will need a European Protected Species (EPS) licence from Natural England before any work that affects this species could commence. In this case the site lies within an Green Risk Zone for Great Crested Newts but is unlikely to impact on areas of their habitat. It would however be advisable to ensure that any construction compound or materials lay-down area uses existing hard standing and/ or gravel area, whilst avoiding areas of grass/ vegetation.
25/01182/FULLS
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
REGISTERED
27.05.2025
APPLICANT
PJS One Limited
SITE
Land West of Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0YD, NURSLING AND ROWNHAMS
PROPOSAL
Erection of battery storage facility
AMENDMENTS
CASE OFFICER
Katie Nethersole
Councillor M Cooper proposed and Councillor A Dowden seconded the motion as set out in the agenda and update paper. Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.
Councillor Bundy proposed and Councillor A Dowden seconded an amendment to include timings as set out in Condition 15.
Consultation with the Local Lead Flood Authority on the amended drainage layout plan and the imposition of planning conditions as required.
Then delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
PERMISSION subject to:
1.
Consultation with the Local Lead Flood Authority on the amended drainage layout plan and the imposition of planning conditions as required.
Then delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
PERMISSION subject to:
2.
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans, numbers:
311 A Acoustic Fence Panel 304 A Auxillary Transformer 301 Battery Containers 302 Invertor JS017_001B Landscape Proposals Plan AVON104/100B/P Surface Water Drainage Layout 106 Proposed Elevations 103 Proposed Site Layout 308 Pumping Station Container 310 Security Fence Panel 307 Security Fence Panel 104 Site Location Plan 305 Switch Room 309 Water Tank Rear Drainage 03 Transformer
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3.
Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction and Demolition Environmental Management Plan has been submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority.
The Plan shall include the following:
1) hours of construction, including deliveries.
2) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate.
3) loading and unloading of plant and materials.
4) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during demolition and construction.
6) measures for the protection of the natural environment including the River Test SSSI.
7) measures to cover open excavations and/or pipes and culverts to prevent badgers from being trapped.
8) identification of works to be overseen by specialist ecologists, including roles and responsibilities of an ecological clerks of works or similarly competent person appointed and confirmation on timings of works to be undertaken.
9) control of Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) within or adjacent to the site boundary.
10) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works; and
11) timeframe and method for removing all construction materials and construction compound structures.
12) Lighting information
The approved statement shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction method statement.
Reason: To minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase having regard to Policies E5, E8 and T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
4.
Notwithstanding the submitted information, no development shall commence on site (including any works of demolition), until a Construction Traffic Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details shall include:
1) management of construction traffic routes.
2) the parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors.
3) wheel washing facilities.
4) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development.
5) loading and unloading of plant and materials
The approved plan shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period and the development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved plan.
Reason: In the interests of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
5.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, details of the materials and their finished colour to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details for the lifespan of the development.
Reason: To ensure the development would integrate, respect and complement the character of the area and wider landscape in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
6.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, details of hard and soft landscape works shall have been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. Details shall include:
1) planting plans including replacement tree planting plans;
2) written specifications (including cultivation and other operations associated with plant and grass establishment);
3) schedules of plants, plant sizes and proposed numbers/densities.
4) hard surfacing materials.
The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
7.
Prior to the installation of any approved battery units, transformers, structures and fencing, a schedule of landscape implementation and maintenance for a minimum period of 10 years shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The schedule shall include details of the arrangements for the phasing of the implementation and ongoing maintenance during that period in accordance with appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of practise, including the identification of parties responsible for and management. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of the current or first available planting season following the failure, removal or damage of the planting.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
8.
This permission shall be for a period of 40 years from the date the development is first connected to the grid (the “First import/Export Date”) with notice given in writing to the Local Planning Authority a minimum of two weeks prior to the first connection. Commissioning of the development hereby permitted shall not take place until a decommissioning plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The decommissioning plan shall include details of the works necessary to return the site to its original condition, including the method of removal from the site of all battery storage units and associated development above and below ground, and a timeframe for such works. The approved decommissioning plan shall be implemented either following the cessation of the use of the site as Battery Energy Storage Site for a continuous period in excess of six months, or no later than 40 years after the commissioning date, whichever is the sooner.
Reason: In order that the land is returned to it is original condition following the expiry of the period of time whereby electricity is likely to be generated and for which a countryside location has been shown to be essentially required, in accordance with Policies COM2 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
9.
Prior to first use of the battery storage facility the acoustic fencing hereby permitted shall be provided and retained on site in accordance with the approved details and shall retain its acoustic properties thereafter.
Reason: In the interests of local amenities and of neighbouring properties in accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
10.
No fixed plant, machinery or equipment shall be installed in association with the use of the development hereby permitted unless in accordance with details that shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include the location, appearance, design, specification and sound performance of the plant, machinery and equipment and all measures to be implemented to mitigate sound emissions. The details shall also include an acoustic report to demonstrate using the methodology in BS4142:2014, that sound emitted from the combination of all such plant, machinery and equipment would not exceed the following criteria of 42dB Lar, 15 minute hour between 2300 and 0700 hours at any noise sensitive premises. Any mitigation measures required to satisfy this criterion shall be implemented prior to the operation of any fixed plant, machinery or equipment and unless otherwise agreed by the local planning authority, shall thereafter be retained.
Reason: In order to protect the amenity of residential dwellings in accordance with policy LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.
11.
No development shall take place (other than any approved demolition and site clearance works) until an assessment of the nature and extent of any contamination and a scheme for remediating the contamination has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The assessment shall be undertaken by a competent person, and shall assess the presence of any contamination on the site, whether or not it originates on the site. The assessment shall follow the recommendations made within the report titled Preliminary Risk Assessment: Desk Study, carried out by PJS One Ltd. and dated 7th April 2025 and, where appropriate, the assessment shall be extended following further site investigation work. In the event that contamination is found, or is considered likely, the scheme shall contain remediation proposals designed to bring the site to a condition suitable for the intended use.
Such remediation proposals shall include clear supervision of remediation works by a competent person. The site shall not be brought in to use until a verification report, for the purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure a safe living/working environment in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan policy E8.
12.
No development shall take place (including site clearance and any other preparatory works) until a scheme for the protection of trees to be retained has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a scheme shall include a plan showing the location and specification of tree protective barriers in accordance with BS5837:2012 recommendations. Such barriers shall be erected prior to any other site operations and at least three working days’ notice shall be given to the Local Planning Authority that it has been erected.
Note: the protective barriers shall be as specified at Chapter 6.2 and detailed in figure 2 of BS5837:2012 unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016 policy E2.
13.
The ecological mitigations outlined in the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal by Arbtech dated 30th January 2025 shall be adhered to and implemented prior to the development being brought into use.
Reason: To enhance and protect ecology in accordance with policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016
14.
The development hereby approved shall not commence until details relating to the fire safety arrangements of the battery systems in the form of a Battery Safety Management Plan are submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include:
Fire safety measures for emergency personnel attending a fire incident, such as deflagration vents (including the installation of an audible fire alarm on the site) A comprehensive review of the space between units in line with the UL9540A testing information to establish whether there is potential for fire to spread between units A review the detailed battery safety management plan and any associated fire safety systems Details of the proposed battery chemistry Details setting out how firewater used during fire suppression would be contained on site or drained safely away from the site
The plan shall be implemented as approved.
Reason: In order to protect adjoining land and habitats from increased fire risk associated with the proposed development in accordance with policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016.
15.
No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including site clearance, deliveries, collections otr works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place outside of the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays; with no construction works permitted on Sundays or Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby properties in accordance with Policies LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan 2016
Notes to Applicant:
1.
In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.
2.
Bats, birds, great crested newts, reptiles, hedgehogs, dormice all receive a level of protection under various legislative provisions. The applicant/developer is reminded that any permission does not absolve them from complying with the requirements set out in legislation separate from planning.
3.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
b) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Test Valley Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. However, based on the information available this permission is one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements are considered to apply.
4.
Due to declines in range and abundance of Great Crested Newts in the last century, the species is strictly protection under UK law via Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and under EU law by the Habitats Directive, which is transposed into UK law by the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. This law refers to all great crested newt life stages, including eggs. Developments that affect Great Crested Newts will need a European Protected Species (EPS) licence from Natural England before any work that affects this species could commence. In this case the site lies within an Green Risk Zone for Great Crested Newts but is unlikely to impact on areas of their habitat. It would however be advisable to ensure that any construction compound or materials lay-down area uses existing hard standing and/ or gravel area, whilst avoiding areas of grass/ vegetation.
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25/02170/FULLS - 16.09.2025
RECOMMENDATION: (PERMISSION)
SITE: Land South of The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, BRAISHFIELD
CASE OFFICER: Graham Melton
SITE: Land South of The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, BRAISHFIELD
CASE OFFICER: Graham Melton
Attachments:
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Report 2 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 1 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 2 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 3 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 4 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 5 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 6 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 7 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 8 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 9 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 10 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 11 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 12 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02170_FULLS SAPC Plan 13 04 Dec 2025
Minutes
APPLICATION NO.
25/02170/FULLS
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
REGISTERED
16.09.2025
APPLICANT
Mr Luke Crossley
SITE
Land South of The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, BRAISHFIELD
PROPOSAL
Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
AMENDMENTS
Received on 02.12.2025:
· Amended plans reflecting an increase to the integral garage space serving Plot no. 4.
Received on 03.11.2025:
· Amended plans reflecting amendments to the design of the proposed dwellings.
Received on 03.10.2025:
· Amended arboricultural information.
CASE OFFICER
Graham Melton
Councillor Cooper proposed and Councillor Jeffrey seconded the motion as set out in the agenda and update paper including an amendment to Condition 13.
Delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
Completion of a Habitats Regulation Assessment including the receipt of a satisfactory consultation response from Natural England and the addition or amendment of any planning conditions as necessary;
Completion of a legal agreement to secure the following:
· Affordable housing contribution.
· Financial contribution towards the New Forest SPA recreational pressure Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) mitigation scheme.
· Financial contribution towards the New Forest SPA recreational pressure Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) mitigation scheme.
· Delivery of mitigation to ensure the proposed development achieves nutrient neutrality.
· Section 106 agreement monitoring contribution.
Then PERMISSION subject to:
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.
Reason: To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
2.
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans:
Site Location/Block Plan (1.01) Amended Proposed Site Plan (2.10 B) Amended Proposed Floor Plans – Plots 1 to 4 (2.12 B) Proposed Floor Plans – Plots 5 to 9 (2.13) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plots 1 to 2 (2.14 A) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plot 3 (2.15 A) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plot 4 (2.16 B) Proposed Elevations – Plots 5, 6 and 7 (2.17) Proposed Elevations – Plot 8 (2.18) Proposed Elevations – Plot 9 (2.19) Proposed Elevations and Floor Plan – Cycle Store (2.20) Landscape Masterplan Landscape Planting Plan Tree Protection Plan (25094-TPP-01)
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3.
Prior to the commencement of development (including any works of demolition or site clearance), a Construction and Demolition Environmental Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include the following:
1) onsite turning and parking of vehicles for site operatives and visitors;
2) wheel washing facilities;
3) management of construction traffic and access routes;
4) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
5) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
6) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;
7) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during demolition and construction;
8) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;
9) measures for the protection of the natural environment;
The approved statement shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction method statement.
Reason: The matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase having regard to Policies E5, E8 and T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
4.
No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including site clearance, deliveries, collections or works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 on Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays; with no construction works permitted on Sundays or Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby properties in accordance with Policies LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
5.
Prior to the commencement of development (excluding any site clearance works), plans and cross sections of the existing and proposed ground levels of the development and boundaries of the application site, including details of the height of the ground floor slab and damp proof course level for the dwellings hereby permitted, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory relationship between the development hereby approved and the character of the surrounding area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
6.
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the provisions set out within the Barrell Tree Consultancy ‘Arboricultural impact appraisal and method statement, Land at The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, Briashfield, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0QE’, reference 25094-AIA-CR dated 29th September 2025 and approved tree protection plan reference (25094-TPP-01).
Reason: To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Policy E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
7.
Tree protective measures installed (in accordance with the tree protection condition) shall be maintained and retained for the full duration of works or until such time as agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. No activities, nor material storage, nor placement of site huts or other equipment what-so-ever shall take place within the barrier.
Reason: To ensure the avoidance of damage to existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Policy E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
8.
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in accordance with the measures set out in section 7 of the Land at Braishfield Road, Braishfield report by South Downs Ecology dated 15th September 2025 unless varied by a European Protected Species (EPS) license issued by Natural England.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats and other protected species in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
9.
The development hereby permitted shall be designed and built to meet Regulation 36 2 (b) requirement of 110 litres/person/day water efficiency set out in part G2 of Building Regulations (2015).
Reason: In the interests of improving water usage efficiency in accordance with Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
10.
No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until samples and details of the materials to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the development would integrate, respect and complement the character of the area in accordance with Policy E1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
11.
Notwithstanding the approved Amended Proposed Landscape Strategy (11587 1 A), no development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until the following details of hard and soft landscape works have been submitted and approved. Details shall include:
confirmation of the means of enclosure for the garden area serving the proposed dwelling annotated as Plot no. 4; hard surfacing materials.
The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and details, and the approved means of enclosure for the garden area serving the proposed dwelling annotated as Plot no. 4 shall be installed prior to the occupation of this approved dwelling and retained thereafter.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area and to protect the amenity and privacy of the adjoining occupiers in accordance with Policies E1, E2 and LHW4 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
12.
No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until a schedule of landscape implementation and maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The schedule shall include details of the arrangements for the phasing of the implementation and ongoing maintenance during that period in accordance with appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of practise. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of the current or first available planting season following the failure, removal or damage of the planting.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
13.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, the onsite biodiversity enhancement measures set out in section 8 of the Land at Braishfield Road, Braishfield report by South Downs Ecology dated 15th September 2025 shall be installed onsite. These measures comprise the following:
· Addition bird boxes to the trees and open nestboxes in the hedges;
· Addition of at least 1 no. integrated swift feature per approved dwelling;
· Addition of bug hotels and integrated bee bricks to the approved dwellings and associated garden areas and the boundaries of the application site;
· Addition of bat boxes to suitable trees and integration of at least one cavity or crevice feature to each approved dwelling located adjacent to boundary vegetation;
· Addition of a hedgehog house or similar log shelter to the corners of the application site;
· Planting of new native trees suited to the location of the application site;
· Planting and seeding a diverse hedgerow wildflower mix in the vegetation on the boundaries of the application site.
· Use of night-scented species and pale flowers to increase bat foraging potential within garden areas serving the dwellings hereby approved, such as mock orange Philadelphus, yarrow Achillea, honeysuckle Lonicera, and lavenders Lavandula; and
· Addition of log piles and hibernacula to the corners of the application site for insects, reptiles and hedgehogs over and above those required for mitigation purposes.
Thereafter, the biodiversity features and enhancements shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To enhance onsite biodiversity in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
14.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, details for the long-term maintenance arrangements for the surface water drainage system, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include:
a) Maintenance schedules for each drainage feature type and ownership
b) Details of protection measures.
Thereafter, the drainage infrastructure shall be retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details to ensure working order for the lifetime of the development, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the development does not trigger an adverse surface water flood risk in accordance with Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
15.
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or brought into use until the vehicular visibility splays as detailed on plan reference ITS10335-GA-004 in the submitted Transport Statement, have been constructed. Within these visibility splays notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no obstacles, including walls, fences and vegetation, shall exceed the height of 0.6 metres above the level of the existing carriageway at any time. The vehicular visibility splays shall thereafter be retained unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
16.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, onsite manoeuvring space shall be provided within the site in accordance with the approved plans to enable vehicles using the site to enter and
leave in a forward gear. This area shall be retained and made available for such purposes at all times. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
17.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, the designated car and cycle parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the approved plans. The areas of land so provided shall be retained at all times for this purpose.
Reason: To ensure sufficient off-street parking has been provided in accordance with Policy T2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and in the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
18.
No external lighting shall be installed until details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include plans and details sufficient to show the location, type, specification, luminance and angle of illumination of all lights/luminaires. The external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
19.
In the event that contamination is found at any time during the construction of the development hereby approved, the presence of such contamination shall be reported in writing to the Local Planning Authority without delay and development shall be suspended on the affected part of the site until a remediation scheme for dealing with that contamination has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved remediation scheme shall be implemented and, if requested, a verification report, for the purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority prior to the site being brought in to use.
Reason: To ensure a safe living environment in accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
Notes to applicant:
1.
In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.
2.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
1) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
2) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Test Valley Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. However, based on the information available this permission is one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements are considered to apply.
3.
Bats, birds and hedgehogs receive legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), Wildlife Mammals Protection Act (1996), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017). Should any of these protected species be encountered during a construction in a way that is not covered by the approved ecology mitigation measures, then works should stop and an Ecologist and Natural England should be consulted as appropriate.
4.
The applicant’s attention is drawn to the recommendations set out in the response by Hampshire County Council Public rights of way officer. No vehicles, equipment, materials, spoil, scaffolding or anything else associated with the construction of the development hereby permitted shall be placed or left on or above Braishfield Footpath no. 1 as to cause obstruction, hindrance, or a hazard to the public, who retain the right to use the Public Right of Way at all times.
5.
The applicant’s attention is drawn to the recommendations set out in the response by Southern Gas Network.
25/02170/FULLS
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - SOUTH
REGISTERED
16.09.2025
APPLICANT
Mr Luke Crossley
SITE
Land South of The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, BRAISHFIELD
PROPOSAL
Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
AMENDMENTS
Received on 02.12.2025:
· Amended plans reflecting an increase to the integral garage space serving Plot no. 4.
Received on 03.11.2025:
· Amended plans reflecting amendments to the design of the proposed dwellings.
Received on 03.10.2025:
· Amended arboricultural information.
CASE OFFICER
Graham Melton
Councillor Cooper proposed and Councillor Jeffrey seconded the motion as set out in the agenda and update paper including an amendment to Condition 13.
Delegate to the Director of Planning and Development for:
Completion of a Habitats Regulation Assessment including the receipt of a satisfactory consultation response from Natural England and the addition or amendment of any planning conditions as necessary;
Completion of a legal agreement to secure the following:
· Affordable housing contribution.
· Financial contribution towards the New Forest SPA recreational pressure Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) mitigation scheme.
· Financial contribution towards the New Forest SPA recreational pressure Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) mitigation scheme.
· Delivery of mitigation to ensure the proposed development achieves nutrient neutrality.
· Section 106 agreement monitoring contribution.
Then PERMISSION subject to:
1.
The development hereby permitted shall be begun within three years from the date of this permission.
Reason: To comply with the provision of Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
2.
The development hereby permitted shall not be carried out except in complete accordance with the details shown on the submitted plans:
Site Location/Block Plan (1.01) Amended Proposed Site Plan (2.10 B) Amended Proposed Floor Plans – Plots 1 to 4 (2.12 B) Proposed Floor Plans – Plots 5 to 9 (2.13) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plots 1 to 2 (2.14 A) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plot 3 (2.15 A) Amended Proposed Elevations – Plot 4 (2.16 B) Proposed Elevations – Plots 5, 6 and 7 (2.17) Proposed Elevations – Plot 8 (2.18) Proposed Elevations – Plot 9 (2.19) Proposed Elevations and Floor Plan – Cycle Store (2.20) Landscape Masterplan Landscape Planting Plan Tree Protection Plan (25094-TPP-01)
Reason: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3.
Prior to the commencement of development (including any works of demolition or site clearance), a Construction and Demolition Environmental Management Plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The Plan shall include the following:
1) onsite turning and parking of vehicles for site operatives and visitors;
2) wheel washing facilities;
3) management of construction traffic and access routes;
4) loading and unloading of plant and materials;
5) storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development;
6) the erection and maintenance of security hoarding including decorative displays and facilities for public viewing, where appropriate;
7) measures to control the emission of dust and dirt during demolition and construction;
8) a scheme for recycling/disposing of waste resulting from demolition and construction works;
9) measures for the protection of the natural environment;
The approved statement shall be complied with in full throughout the construction period. The development shall not be carried out otherwise than in accordance with the approved construction method statement.
Reason: The matter is required to be agreed with the Local Planning Authority before development commences in order that the development is undertaken in an acceptable manner, to minimise detrimental effects to the neighbouring amenities, the amenities of the area in general, detriment to the natural environment through the risks of pollution and dangers to highway safety, during the construction phase having regard to Policies E5, E8 and T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
4.
No work relating to the construction of the development hereby approved, including site clearance, deliveries, collections or works of demolition or preparation prior to operations, shall take place outside the hours of 07:30 to 18:00 on Mondays to Fridays and 08:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays; with no construction works permitted on Sundays or Bank Holidays unless otherwise agreed with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interests of protecting the amenity of nearby properties in accordance with Policies LHW4 and E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
5.
Prior to the commencement of development (excluding any site clearance works), plans and cross sections of the existing and proposed ground levels of the development and boundaries of the application site, including details of the height of the ground floor slab and damp proof course level for the dwellings hereby permitted, shall be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be undertaken in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure a satisfactory relationship between the development hereby approved and the character of the surrounding area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
6.
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in full accordance with the provisions set out within the Barrell Tree Consultancy ‘Arboricultural impact appraisal and method statement, Land at The Wheatsheaf, Braishfield Road, Briashfield, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0QE’, reference 25094-AIA-CR dated 29th September 2025 and approved tree protection plan reference (25094-TPP-01).
Reason: To ensure the enhancement of the development by the retention of existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Policy E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
7.
Tree protective measures installed (in accordance with the tree protection condition) shall be maintained and retained for the full duration of works or until such time as agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority. No activities, nor material storage, nor placement of site huts or other equipment what-so-ever shall take place within the barrier.
Reason: To ensure the avoidance of damage to existing trees and natural features during the construction phase in accordance with Policy E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
8.
The development hereby permitted shall be undertaken in accordance with the measures set out in section 7 of the Land at Braishfield Road, Braishfield report by South Downs Ecology dated 15th September 2025 unless varied by a European Protected Species (EPS) license issued by Natural England.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats and other protected species in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
9.
The development hereby permitted shall be designed and built to meet Regulation 36 2 (b) requirement of 110 litres/person/day water efficiency set out in part G2 of Building Regulations (2015).
Reason: In the interests of improving water usage efficiency in accordance with Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
10.
No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until samples and details of the materials to be used in the construction of all external surfaces hereby permitted have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the development would integrate, respect and complement the character of the area in accordance with Policy E1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
11.
Notwithstanding the approved Amended Proposed Landscape Strategy (11587 1 A), no development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until the following details of hard and soft landscape works have been submitted and approved. Details shall include:
confirmation of the means of enclosure for the garden area serving the proposed dwelling annotated as Plot no. 4; hard surfacing materials.
The landscape works shall be carried out in accordance with the approved plans and details, and the approved means of enclosure for the garden area serving the proposed dwelling annotated as Plot no. 4 shall be installed prior to the occupation of this approved dwelling and retained thereafter.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area and to protect the amenity and privacy of the adjoining occupiers in accordance with Policies E1, E2 and LHW4 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
12.
No development shall take place above DPC level of the development hereby permitted until a schedule of landscape implementation and maintenance for a minimum period of 5 years has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The schedule shall include details of the arrangements for the phasing of the implementation and ongoing maintenance during that period in accordance with appropriate British Standards or other recognised codes of practise. Development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule. Any trees or planting that are removed, die or become, in the opinion of the Local Planning Authority, seriously damaged or defective within this period, shall be replaced before the end of the current or first available planting season following the failure, removal or damage of the planting.
Reason: To enable the development to respect, complement and positively integrate into the character of the area in accordance with Policies E1 and E2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
13.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, the onsite biodiversity enhancement measures set out in section 8 of the Land at Braishfield Road, Braishfield report by South Downs Ecology dated 15th September 2025 shall be installed onsite. These measures comprise the following:
· Addition bird boxes to the trees and open nestboxes in the hedges;
· Addition of at least 1 no. integrated swift feature per approved dwelling;
· Addition of bug hotels and integrated bee bricks to the approved dwellings and associated garden areas and the boundaries of the application site;
· Addition of bat boxes to suitable trees and integration of at least one cavity or crevice feature to each approved dwelling located adjacent to boundary vegetation;
· Addition of a hedgehog house or similar log shelter to the corners of the application site;
· Planting of new native trees suited to the location of the application site;
· Planting and seeding a diverse hedgerow wildflower mix in the vegetation on the boundaries of the application site.
· Use of night-scented species and pale flowers to increase bat foraging potential within garden areas serving the dwellings hereby approved, such as mock orange Philadelphus, yarrow Achillea, honeysuckle Lonicera, and lavenders Lavandula; and
· Addition of log piles and hibernacula to the corners of the application site for insects, reptiles and hedgehogs over and above those required for mitigation purposes.
Thereafter, the biodiversity features and enhancements shall be permanently maintained and retained in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To enhance onsite biodiversity in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
14.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, details for the long-term maintenance arrangements for the surface water drainage system, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The submitted details shall include:
a) Maintenance schedules for each drainage feature type and ownership
b) Details of protection measures.
Thereafter, the drainage infrastructure shall be retained and maintained in accordance with the approved details to ensure working order for the lifetime of the development, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: To ensure the development does not trigger an adverse surface water flood risk in accordance with Policy E7 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
15.
The development hereby approved shall not be occupied or brought into use until the vehicular visibility splays as detailed on plan reference ITS10335-GA-004 in the submitted Transport Statement, have been constructed. Within these visibility splays notwithstanding the provisions of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and re-enacting that Order) no obstacles, including walls, fences and vegetation, shall exceed the height of 0.6 metres above the level of the existing carriageway at any time. The vehicular visibility splays shall thereafter be retained unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Local Planning Authority.
Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
16.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, onsite manoeuvring space shall be provided within the site in accordance with the approved plans to enable vehicles using the site to enter and
leave in a forward gear. This area shall be retained and made available for such purposes at all times. Reason: In the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
17.
Prior to first occupation of the development hereby approved, the designated car and cycle parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with the approved plans. The areas of land so provided shall be retained at all times for this purpose.
Reason: To ensure sufficient off-street parking has been provided in accordance with Policy T2 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016) and in the interest of highway safety in accordance with Policy T1 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
18.
No external lighting shall be installed until details have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall include plans and details sufficient to show the location, type, specification, luminance and angle of illumination of all lights/luminaires. The external lighting shall be installed in accordance with the approved details.
Reason: To ensure the favourable conservation status of bats in accordance with Policy E5 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
19.
In the event that contamination is found at any time during the construction of the development hereby approved, the presence of such contamination shall be reported in writing to the Local Planning Authority without delay and development shall be suspended on the affected part of the site until a remediation scheme for dealing with that contamination has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The approved remediation scheme shall be implemented and, if requested, a verification report, for the purpose of certifying adherence to the approved remediation scheme, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority prior to the site being brought in to use.
Reason: To ensure a safe living environment in accordance with Policy E8 of the Test Valley Borough Revised Local Plan (2016).
Notes to applicant:
1.
In reaching this decision Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) has had regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and takes a positive and proactive approach to development proposals focused on solutions. TVBC work with applicants and their agents in a positive and proactive manner offering a pre-application advice service and updating applicants/agents of issues that may arise in dealing with the application and where possible suggesting solutions.
2.
The effect of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is that planning permission granted for the development of land in England is deemed to have been granted subject to the condition "(the biodiversity gain condition") that development may not begin unless:
1) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and
2) the planning authority has approved the plan.
The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission would be Test Valley Borough Council. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the biodiversity gain condition does not always apply. However, based on the information available this permission is one which will require the approval of a biodiversity gain plan before development is begun because none of the statutory exemptions or transitional arrangements are considered to apply.
3.
Bats, birds and hedgehogs receive legal protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), Wildlife Mammals Protection Act (1996), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006) and the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (2017). Should any of these protected species be encountered during a construction in a way that is not covered by the approved ecology mitigation measures, then works should stop and an Ecologist and Natural England should be consulted as appropriate.
4.
The applicant’s attention is drawn to the recommendations set out in the response by Hampshire County Council Public rights of way officer. No vehicles, equipment, materials, spoil, scaffolding or anything else associated with the construction of the development hereby permitted shall be placed or left on or above Braishfield Footpath no. 1 as to cause obstruction, hindrance, or a hazard to the public, who retain the right to use the Public Right of Way at all times.
5.
The applicant’s attention is drawn to the recommendations set out in the response by Southern Gas Network.
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25/02391/FULLN - 09.10.2025
RECOMMENDATION: (PERMISSION)
SITE: The Garden Lodge, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JB, STOCKBRIDGE
CASE OFFICER: Gillian Wheeler
SITE: The Garden Lodge, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JB, STOCKBRIDGE
CASE OFFICER: Gillian Wheeler
Attachments:
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Report 3 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 1 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 2 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 3 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 4 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 5 04 Dec 2025
- Document 25_02391_FULLN SAPC Plan 6 04 Dec 2025
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APPLICATION NO.
25/02391/FULLN
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
REGISTERED
09.10.2025
APPLICANT
Mr Oliver Norton
SITE
The Garden Lodge, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JB, STOCKBRIDGE
PROPOSAL
Demolition of dwelling and ancillary structures, erection of replacement dwelling and associated cycle/bin stores, landscaping and parking
AMENDMENTS
Amended plans were received on 14.11.25 in response to the consultation comments.
CASE OFFICER
Gillian Wheeler
The application was WITHDRAWN by the Director of Planning and Building.
25/02391/FULLN
APPLICATION TYPE
FULL APPLICATION - NORTH
REGISTERED
09.10.2025
APPLICANT
Mr Oliver Norton
SITE
The Garden Lodge, Marsh Court Road, Stockbridge, SO20 6JB, STOCKBRIDGE
PROPOSAL
Demolition of dwelling and ancillary structures, erection of replacement dwelling and associated cycle/bin stores, landscaping and parking
AMENDMENTS
Amended plans were received on 14.11.25 in response to the consultation comments.
CASE OFFICER
Gillian Wheeler
The application was WITHDRAWN by the Director of Planning and Building.
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