Eastleigh Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Eastleigh Borough Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Eastleigh Borough 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).
Recent major decisions
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26 October 2026 · Refused
Land at Denhams Corner, Snakemoor Lane, Eastleigh, SO32 2BW · O/25/99534
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20 August 2026 · Approved
Land south east of Kings Copse Avenue, Hedge End · F/25/100141
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9 July 2026 · Approved
MACKOY STADIUM, VT SPORTS GROUND, PORTSMOUTH ROAD, BURSLEDON, SO19 9PW · F/26/100816
Figures for Eastleigh Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 5%of more than 360 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 79 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 21%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 86plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Eastleigh Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the development on the integrity of habitats sites; and • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its effect on the character and appearance of…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the settlement gap between Horton Heath and Fair Oak; • the effect of the proposal on highway safety; and •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“Accordingly, the main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the spatial strategy for the Borough; • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.