Basingstoke planning news
Basingstoke planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Oakdown Farm Warehouse Plan Becomes 24-Hour Van Delivery Hub
A new plan for the M3 junction 7 site near Dummer swaps two big warehouses for a 24-hour parcel hub with space for 743 vans. Comments close on 5 December.
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Planning
Camrose Basingstoke Homes Plan Draws Highways Objection
Hampshire Highways has lodged a holding objection to 99 homes on the old Camrose ground. Council open space and landscape officers have objected too.
Planning
M3 Junction 7 Warehouse Plan: 57,000 sq m, Say by 22 Nov
A 57,000 sq m warehouse up to 23m tall is planned on farmland by the A30 at M3 junction 7, with 1,695 HGV trips a day. Comments close 22 November.
Planning
Wallingford Road Cafe: 40-Seat Breakfast Spot Planned
A 40-seat cafe serving English breakfasts and brunch, open 7am to 5pm, is planned next to the Wallingford Road Co-op. Comments close 17 November.
Planning
Old Basing Neighbourhood Plan: Comments Close 6 November
Old Basing and Lychpit's new plan would protect a Loddon valley gap and seven green spaces. Comments close 5pm on 6 November; the council has its own doubts.
Planning
Basingstoke Nutrient Credits: Wellow Pig Farm Scheme Joined
Housebuilders in parts of the borough draining to the Test and Itchen can buy nitrogen credits from an old pig farm near Romsey, after a 6 October Cabinet vote.
Local Plan
Basingstoke Local Plan: Have Your Say by 20 November
The council restarted its Local Plan on 9 October. Scoping consultation and call for sites run to 5pm on 20 November; adoption not due until September 2029.
Planning
Basingstoke Planning Committee Loses Call-Ins on 31 October
From 31 October extensions and schemes under 10 homes go to officers, and ward councillors can no longer call an application in. Council votes on 15 October.
Manydown
Manydown South: 4,500 Homes in Council's Own Masterplan
The council's masterplan for Manydown South shows 4,500 homes, 1,800 affordable, and three schools. Councillors scrutinise it on 1 October; no plan is due before 2028.
Planning
Camrose Basingstoke: 99 Affordable Homes, 8 Oct Deadline
All 99 homes on the old Camrose ground would be affordable: 55 per cent social rent, 45 per cent shared ownership. The council takes comments until 8 October.
Local Plan
Basingstoke Local Plan Delayed to 2029 Over Water Supply
The Local Plan restarts from scratch and adoption slips to September 2029, leaving the borough open to speculative housing. Cabinet agreed it on 8 September.
Planning
Basingstoke Planning: Council Close to Losing Big Decisions
Six lost appeals put the council at 8.95% against a 10% government limit. Two more could take it to 11.9% and let developers bypass the council entirely.
Planning
Overton homes refused over primary school road safety
Councillors refused two to four homes off Court Drove on 13 August, against their own officers' advice. The reason: a new access beside Overton Primary School.