Andover planning news
Andover planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Landale Wilson Hall Enham: Café, Lift and Bar Plan Lodged
Enham Trust wants to extend the 1926 Landale Wilson Hall with a café, a lift, a first-floor bar and a front terrace. Comments to Test Valley close on 30 October.
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Planning
Bere Hill Andover: 400 Homes Plan, Comments by 23 October
Up to 400 homes, 160 of them affordable, are planned for 30.6 hectares at Bere Hill off Churchill Way. Neighbour comments close 23 October; no school on site.
Planning
North Baddesley 190 Homes: Persimmon Agrees £304k for Buses
Persimmon agreed £304,380 for more Blue Star 4 buses before councillors met on 13 October over 190 homes at Packridge Farm. The decision is not yet published.
Romsey
Romsey Whitenap: 920 Homes Backed, Only 10% Affordable
Councillors backed up to 920 homes at Whitenap, south of Romsey, with 92 affordable where policy asks for up to 368. What the deal pays for, and what is next.
Planning
Andover Riverside Park: 206m of Western Avenue to Close
The Transport Secretary has approved closing 206 metres of Western Avenue for the riverside park. Andover Town Council was among the objectors at the inquiry.
Planning
Andover planning: councillor call-in ends on 31 October
From 31 October no Andover councillor can call a planning application to committee. Two of the three on Thursday's agenda would become officer decisions.
Planning
Vigo Park Splash Pad Approved: Andover Work Starts 2026
Councillors approved the Vigo Park splash pad, pavilion and public toilets on 17 September. Work is due to start this year and to open in autumn 2027.
Andover town centre
Andover Council Selling Town Mills Open Space to Brewery
Test Valley wants to sell 566.8 sq m of public open space at Town Mills to the pub's brewery. Objections close on Friday, and the plan is not published online.
Environment
Woodington Farm, Wellow: 44 hectares to open as green space
Test Valley has £2.7m of government money to buy 44.5 hectares at Woodington Farm on the River Blackwater. Around 34 hectares open to walkers; a car park application is due this summer.
Planning
Andover riverside park: design done, build due late 2026
Detailed design of the Western Avenue riverside park is finished and the council approved two changes to its own permission on 13 August. Build due late 2026.