Planning application
25/02637/LDP
Four Chimneys Winton Close Winchester Hampshire SO22 6AB
Proposal
Use of the building and land as a children's nursery (Use Class E(f)) including external amenity area
As published by the council, reference 25/02637/LDP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Winchester
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20 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Lawful Development Certificate - Permit
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/00951/AVC Granted
Four Chimneys Winton Close Winchester Hampshire SO22 6AB
Display 1no. freestanding display board main nursery sign, 1no. fixed display board sign, and 1no. cut out lettering sign.
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25/02113/DIC Granted
Four Chimneys Winton Close Winchester Hampshire SO22 6AB
As attached
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21/02089/HOU Refused
The Superintendent House Andover Road Winchester SO22 6AS
3m high garden fence to eastern boundary of no.78 Andover Road and no.2 North Hill Close (resubmission of 20/01194/HOU; retrospective)
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25/02447/DIC Granted
2 North Hill Close Winchester Hampshire SO22 6PE
Condition 4 - Allocation Agreement for Nitrate Mitigation
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21/02397/TPO Granted
7 Parkwood Place Andover Road Winchester SO22 6FB
Sycamore (T6) - Reduce lateral branches over garden (south-east to south) and towards house (south-west) by 1.5m, as shown in attached photo. Large tree in small garden, reduction to help increase light, reduce end weight and to keep clearance to house.
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21/02350/TPO Granted
The Croft Park Road Winchester Hampshire SO22 6AA
Beech tree - crown lift of tertiary and secondary growth to give ground clearance of 5-6m to give clearance to garage. Amended
Other lawful development applications
In Winchester
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26/01101/LDP Granted
Beriton Heath Road Soberton Southampton Hampshire SO32 3QH
Confirmation that the use of the land and buildings for agricultural purposes is lawful
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26/01488/LDP Awaiting decision
Hampshire Hills Sutton Wood Lane Bighton Alresford Hampshire SO24 9SG
A Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (known as an LDC or CLOPUD), under Section 192 (S192) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (the TCPA, as amended), for ?the proposed stationing of a single static caravan in place of a single permanently stationed touring caravan for year-round holiday purposes? at Hampshire Hills Park, as outlined in red on the accompanying Site Location Plan.
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26/01486/LDP Awaiting decision
Broom Copse Farm Spiers Lane New Alresford Alresford Hampshire SO24 9TY
a 4m rear and 2x side extensions.
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26/01494/LDP Awaiting decision
3 Vokes Cottages Down Farm Lane Headbourne Worthy Winchester Hampshire SO23 7LA
Amalgamation of two dwellings: the proposal seeks to confirm that this does not constitute development.
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26/00813/LDP Refused
17 Back Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9SB
Erection of wooden gazebo.