Planning application
Bishops Waltham House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The applicant requests confirmation, via a Lawful Development Certificate, that Bishops Waltham House is in lawful use as a care home under Class C2 (Residential Institute).
As published by the council, reference 26/00615/LDC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00615/LDC
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate-Existing
- Status
- Current
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- BISHOPS WALTHAM
- Parish
- Bishops Waltham Parish Council
- Postcode
- SO32 1EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Winchester register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00906/TPC Granted
Bishops Waltham House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
This has been attached as a separate document labelled "Bishops_Waltham_House_Identification of Trees and Description of Works".
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21/00924/TPC Granted
Bishops Waltham House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
3x Ash trees - reduce in height by 4-5 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Winchester
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Winchester took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Fields of Architecture Agent, an architecture practice
37 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Winchester for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Winchester decided lawful development applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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Bishops Waltham House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
This has been attached as a separate document labelled "Bishops_Waltham_House_Identification of Trees and Description of Works".
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Bishops Waltham House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
3x Ash trees - reduce in height by 4-5 metres.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
7 Northbrook House Free Street Bishops Waltham SO32 1NP
Tag No 319 Beech: Crown reduction due to various major trunks of the tree being in compression with one another Tag 320/321 & 322 Ash: In very close proximity to Beech & Sycamore, no real growing space Tag 323 Sycamore: Crown uplift of 5 meters
Granted Trees 5 docs -
1 The Stables Northbrook House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1NP
Replacement of all windows (except one) within exisiting openings to match the existing. The proposed to the rear are to be double glazed. The existing are single glazed.
Withdrawn Householder Windows or glazing 11 docsDomestic -
1 The Stables Northbrook House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1NP
96% historically approved · decision due ~17 Jul
Replacement of all windows (except one) within existing openings to match the existing. The proposed to the rear are to be double glazed. The existing are single glazed.
Awaiting decision Windows or glazing 12 docs -
Trinder House Free Street Bishops Waltham Southampton Hampshire SO32 1EE
Notification of intent to fell a further 5 Ash trees and replant with native hedgerow and trees. (see attached document for additional info)
Granted Trees 1 doc
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