PAINTER PLANNING APPLICATION FOR 75 HOUSES AT DROVE ROAD
TVBC Planning Portal for Application 2025/02680/OUTN
Ideas and Guidance for submitting comments and objections to TVBC
Interactive Sessions with Parish Council Working Group:
Slides 22nd November : http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Presentation-22-Nov.pdf
Slides 29th November : http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Presentation-29-Nov-2.pdf
Slides 6th December : http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Presentation-6-Dec.pdf
CPC Correspondence with James Painter:
The Parish Council yesterday received a response from James Painter to our letter of 22nd November, asking him to meet with the community concerning his proposed 75-home development adjacent to the village hall. We are pleased that he has contacted us in advance of our formal response but are somewhat disappointed that he has declined to join our public sessions or engage with the community’s concerns personally. Instead, he has addressed some of these in his letter and has pointed to the detailed proposals on TVBC’s website.
CPC believes the best way forward is to enter into negotiations with James and to seek to find common ground for a way forward. Leaving this until after TVBC’s Planning Committee have ruled on this application is, in our view, too late.
We are still pushing to meet with James and his team as part of our discussions with landowners on our own community-led housing project for 20-25 homes and will stress this in our response.
James’ letter of 4th December is attached below:
http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/James-Painter-to-CPC-04122025.pdf
James’ letter of 16th August seeking to collaborate with CPC on 25 homes can be seen here:
http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/James-Painter-to-CPC-16082025.pdf
The Parish Council’s request to James to meet with us and engage with the community of 22nd November can be viewed here:
Planning Committee
Chair: Cllr Sue Larcombe (CllrLarcombe.Chilboltonpc@hotmail.com)
Important planning applications will be listed on this page. Scroll down to see past Planning Subcommittee minutes. To see details of any planning application in TVBC, please click the link below which links to the Test Valley Borough Council Planning portal.
Test Valley Borough Council Planning Portal
Please contact the Parish Council via the Contact link if you wish to comment on any planning applications. However, it is recommended that you also contact TVBC via the Planning Portal if you wish to object to or support any particular application.
Click the image below to see the Neighbourhood Development Plan
Village Design Statement January 2003 : http://chilboltonparishcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ChilboltonVDS.pdf
Chilbolton Parish Council Planning Committee
About the Planning Committee
Chilbolton Parish Council is currently an advisory body to the Local Planning Authority (Test Valley Borough Council) for all planning applications that relate to the parish area.
The Planning Committee is constituted to consider and to respond on behalf of the Council in respect of such applications.
Membership
Membership consists of a minimum of four and a maximum of five members at least three of those members are to be parish councillors. Membership of the committee will be as decided at the Annual Parish Council meeting each year.
Meetings
Meetings are held when new planning applications need to be discussed and are generally on the first and third Monday of the month at 18:30 at the Durnford Room, Chilbolton Village Hall.
Should a meeting be required the date, time and agenda of the meeting shall be posted on the notice boards on Grindstone Green, village hall & adjacent to Branksome Close and also in Chilbolton Stores about a week before the meeting.
Parishioners are welcome to attend any meeting, and time is made available for them to voice any concerns.
Terms of Reference – these were updated and agreed at the Annual CPC meeting held on 15 May 2023.
Minutes from 1/1/2022 and information on older minutes can be found on the Meetings page- click here
For information held by Chilbolton Parish Council relating to Test Valley Borough Council Local Plan, Settlement Boundary and Test Valley Farm Planning Application, please click here
For Chilbolton Parish Council’s response to TVBC Local Plan 2040 Reg 18 Consultation, Please click Response to TVBC 2040 Local Plan Reg 18 consultation
For Chilbolton Parish Council’s response (submitted 2/4/24) to TVBC 2040 Local Plan regulation 18 Stage 2 consultation, please click Response to TVBC 2040 Local Plan Reg 18 stage 2 consultation
For Chilbolton Parish Council’s response (submitted 3/9/25) to TVBC 2041 Local Plan regulation 18 Stage 2 consultation, please see:
Regulation 18 2041 Chilbolton PC Submitted Response
Annex to Reg 18 stage 2 Consultation – Community Response
CHILBOLTON PARISH HOUSING NEEDS SURVEY REPORT 2024