The parish Planning Committee normally meets on the third Monday of each month in Zebon Copse Centre only when there are planning applications requiring a parish response. Applications notified too late for the Planning Committee meeting each month are considered at the next full meeting of the council. For major applications, or when other business dictates, special meetings of the Planning Committee may be called.

Agendas are displayed on public noticeboards within the parish 3 days ahead of meetings. In addition, the parish endeavours to notify applicants/agents. neighbours and other interested parties before related meetings.

Members of the public and press are always welcome to attend meetings of the parish Planning Committee.

The Parish Council is a statutory consultee on planning applications within and immediately adjacent to the parish that have been submitted to Hart District Council, the Local Planning Authority. Hart Council determines planning applications after taking due account of inputs from all statutory consultees, including the parish council, in reaching their decision; the Parish Council only makes recommendations and does not decide the outcome of planning applications.

Significant Local Development Applications

Cross Farm Retirement Village

The planning inspector dismissed the appeal for the proposed Cross Farm Retirement Village in his report dated 14 February 2020. Thank you to all parishioners who contributed to the appeal hearings.

Application documents may be viewed on the web.

Albany Park (Watery Lane)

Application 14/00504/OUT was approved at appeal in June 2015 for 300 houses plus retail and health units plus playing fields and public open space. Related documents may be viewed on the web.

Application 17/00264/REM for the Reserved Matters aspects (internal layout and all other unresolved detail) for the site except for the health/retail area has been submitted to Hart Council and is yet to be determined.

Application 14/01223/CON (validated February 2018) addresses discharge of conditions downstream of the appeal decision. 

18/02702/FUL dated 26 November 2018 seeks to have an uncontrolled access to the development from Redfields Lane with significant loss of roadside trees to provide adequate visibility for this type of junction.

September 2019: an estate road and phasing plan with dates is now available on line

Land North of Netherhouse Copse Hitches Lane (Grove Farm)

A second application, 16/01651/OUT, for this site, almost unchanged from that refused in 2014, was considered by CVPC on 1 August 2016 resulting, once again, in a significant OBJECTION being submitted to Hart Council.

Due to delays in processing this application at Hart Council, the applicant lodged an appeal starting on 3 February 2017 for non-determination within the legal time limit. Associated documents are HERE.

The appeal was allowed on 6 October 2017, so the development will proceed. Reserved matters applications to sort out remaining detail will follow in due course.

Applications 18/01793/REM, 18/01794/REM and 18/01795/REM for the community building, SANG and the first 189 dwellings on Grove Farm were considered by CVPC on 12 September 2018. Significant issues were raised as detailed in the minutes of that meeting.

Amended plans for the Community building were received on 30 October 2018. Discussions with the developer on potential changes to the design of this facility started January 2019. A revised application was granted by Hart on 9 May 2019.

Documents for this application may be viewed on the web.

Application 14/00504/MAJOR Albany Park, Watery Lane

Application 14/01387/MAJOR Grove Farm, Hitches Lane

Application 16/01615/OUT Grove Farm, Hitches Lane

Application 16/03400/OUT Cross Farm retirement village

Application 17/00264/REM reserved matters for Watery Lane

Planning Committee Reports

Planning Committee Minutes

  • January 2026- No Meeting
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  • April 2026 – No Meeting
  • May 2026 – No Meeting
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  • July 2026 – No Meeting
  • August 2026 – No Meeting
  • September 2026 – No Meeting
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  • November 2026
  • December 2026

Routine Planning Committee meetings started from October 2013 following a change of council policy on handling planning applications.