East Hampshire District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
East Hampshire District Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 74 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on East Hampshire District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for East Hampshire District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 74 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 6%of more than 300 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 32%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 50plan adopted 2016 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on East Hampshire District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be acceptable with respect to its impact on biodiversity.”
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“In light of this and the submissions, the main issues are: • whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the appeal scheme having regard to the development plan and the appeal site’s proximity to services and facilities; •…”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Former Rectory, with particular regard…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local landscape and countryside.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.