Smannell Parish Council – 6 July 2026 Agenda
The next meeting of the Smannell Parish Council will be held on 6 July 2026 starting at 18.30 hours at April’s Farm, Green Lane Farm, Upper Enham, Smannell. The meeting is open to all members of the public and they are warmly welcome to attend. The agenda for this meeting is now available and can be found under Documents and then Meeting Agendas or here.
January 2026 Minutes – Smannell Parish Council
The Minutes of the Smannell Parish Council meeting held on 12 January 2026 are now available and can be viewed here.
Please be aware that the Minutes are not formally agreed and resolved by members until the March 2026 meeting of the Parish Council.
Planning Application 25/02966/FULLN – Change of use of existing workshop building (Use Class B2) to a dog day care facility (Sui Generis), including minor internal alterations, replacement of existing workshop doors with a glazed entrance, installation of a side access door and associated parking at Green Lane Farm, Green Drove, Upper Enham, Andover Hampshire SP11 6JB
A planning application has been received for the change of use of existing workshop building (Use Class B2) to a dog day care facility (Sui Generis), including minor internal alterations, replaement of existing workshop doors with a glazed entrance, installation of a side access door and associated parking at Green Lane Farm, Green Drove, Upper Enham, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 6JB.
The deadline for return of any comments to Test Valley Borough Council (Planning Authority) is 15 January 2026. You can email your comments quoting the reference number of 25/02966/FULLN to planning@testvalley.gov.uk
You can view the application here and enter 25/02966/FULLN as the reference number.
Consultation on the future of Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School, Smannell, Andover
Following discussions between Hampshire County Council, Diocese of Winchester and the full Governing Body of the school a decision has been made to open an initial phase of consultation with you on the potential closure of Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School from Friday 13 February 2026. This consultation will run from Monday 13 October to Monday 10 November 2025.
Further information, including the reasons for this consultation, the scheduled drop-in information events and details on how you can comment can be found on the Hampshire County Council website at:
https://www.hants.gov.uk/aboutthecouncil/haveyoursay/consultations/smannell-and-enham-cofe-primary
The Director of Children’s Services, in consultation with the Executive Lead Member, has approved a public consultation on the proposed closure of Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School from 13 February 2026. The Local Authority is required to follow Department for Education guidelines for any significant school changes, including closure. Further information and FAQs are available here:
https://documents.hants.gov.uk/consultation/SmannellandEnhamPrimary-FAQs.pdf
The Consultation
The purpose of this consultation is to seek the view of all stakeholders on the proposed closure of Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School from 13 February 2026. The decision-making process is outlined below:
This initial non-statutory consultation will run from Monday 13 October to Monday 10 November 2025, including a drop-in event, detailed below.
A report setting out the consultation responses received will be taken to the Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services in November 2025 to decide if the proposal should continue to the statutory consultation stage.
If approved, a statutory Public Notice would be published for a period of four weeks during which representations can be made to the Local Authority. This will likely run from Friday 21 November to Friday 19 December 2025. If, at this stage, a decision is taken to proceed with the closure, a report would be taken to the Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services for final approval.
How to take part in the consultation:
A drop-in event has been arranged and will provide an opportunity for parents/carers/stakeholders to raise their views directly with council officers.
The drop-in is to be held:
Monday 20 October 2025, 3pm to 6pm at Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School, Smannell, Andover, SP11 6JJ
Comments on the proposal can also be received by emailing strategicplanningunit@hants.gov.uk or by writing to:
Owain Hale-Heighway, Strategic Development Officer, Children’s Services Department, EII Court, Winchester, SO23 8UG by Monday 10 November 2025.
Test Valley Borough Council Local Plan 2042 Revised Regulation 18 Public Consultation
Test Valley Borough Council is preparing the next Local Plan for the Borough and is now seeking comments on its draft Local Plan.
This draft Local Plan is at the Regulation 18 stage. Public consultation on a full draft Local Plan (Regulation 18 Stage 2), took place in early 2024 and identified how the Council were aiming to deliver its housing requirement. This was prepared in line with national planning policy and guidance in force at that time. Since then, the national planning policy position has significantly changed to reflect the Government’s ambition of increasing the delivery of housing both nationally and immediately with a target to build 1.5 million new homes across England over the current Parliament between 2024 and 2029. As a result of this, our housing requirement has been increased from 524 to 934 homes per year across the Borough, a 78% increase. This equates to a minimum of 15,878 homes to be delivered over the 17 year plan period from 2025-2042.
This has led to Test Valley Borough Council needing to revisit the Regulation 18 stage to identify how the Council is seeking to meet the Governments increase in housing need for Test Valley to safeguard against speculative development and to coordinate the delivery of the necessary infrastructure. This consultation document focuses solely on matters related to addressing our increase in housing needs, and any consequential changes, such as on employment needs, are explained.
Test Valley Borough Council is seeking your comments on how the Council is proposing to plan for all these homes. As the purpose of this consultation is very focussed, there are matters such as development management policies, where the Council’s position remains as set out in Regulation 18 Stage 2. Previous comments made on these matters will be considered to inform the next stage of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 19). When making comments on Revised Regulation 18, it may be helpful to reference policies in the Regulation 18 Stage 2 consultation, as relevant.
Consultation Process
The draft Local Plan 2042 Revised Regulation 18 will be out to public consultation for an 10-week period running from Friday 27th June 2025 to noon Friday 5th September 2025.
The documents are available on the Test Valley Borough Council website at www.testvalley.gov.uk/localplan2042
During the public consultation period, paper copies of the draft Local Plan 2042 will be available to view at the Council’s Offices (Beech Hurst, Andover and the Former Magistrates Court, Romsey) between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm on Monday to Thursday and 8.30am and 4.30pm on Fridays. Paper copies will also be available to view at libraries during their respective opening hours at Andover, Romsey, North Baddesley, Lordshill and Chandlers Ford.
If you are unable to access the consultation documents, please contact Test Valley Borough Council to discuss alternative arrangements.
Public Exhibitions
The following public exhibitions will be held during the public consultation and are opportunity to ask questions and view the draft Local Plan 2042.
East Anton Pavilion Ground, Sports Pavilion, East Anton Sports, off Pavilion Road, Andover, SP11 6XU
Monday 7 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Valley Park Community Centre Pilgrims Close, Valley Park, Chandler’s Ford, SO53 4ST
Wednesday 9 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Wellow Village Hall Buttons Lane, West Wellow, Romsey, SO51 6BR
Thursday 10 July 2025 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Grateley War Memorial Hall Station Road, Grateley, Andover, SP11 8LA
Thursday 10 July 2025 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Memorial Hall Andover Road, Ludgershall, Andover, SP11 9LZ
Monday 14 July 2025 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Barton Stacey Village Hall The Street, Barton Stacey, Winchester, SO21 3RH
Monday 14 July 2025 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm
Stockbridge Town Hall High Street, Stockbridge, SO20 6HE
Wednesday 16 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
North Baddesley Village Hall Botley Road, North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9DT
Tuesday 22 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Weyhill Fairground Village Hall Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 0QN
Thursday 24 July 2025 – 3.45pm to 6.45pm
Abbotswood Community Centre 14 Abbotswood Common Road, Romsey, SO51 0BX
Tuesday 29 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Nursling and Rownhams Village Hall Joe Bigwood Close, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0YL
Wednesday 30 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Upper Clatford Village Hall Village Street, Upper Clatford, Andover, SP11 7QL
Thursday 31 July 2025 – 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Broughton Village Hall High Street, Broughton, Stockbridge, Hampshire, SO20 8AX
Thursday 31 July 2025 – 4.00pm to 6.00pm
How to Comment
Comments on the draft Local Plan should either be:
Sent in writing to Planning Policy and Economic Development, Test Valley Borough Council, Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3AJ, or
Emailed to planningpolicy@testvalley.gov.uk
Using the response form available at www.testvalley.gov.uk/localplan2042Please provide your name and either a postal or email address. If you are responding on behalf of someone else, please also provide the name of the individual or organisation. Please note that emails are subject to a maximum 30Mb size limit, above which they will not be received.
Only those representations that are made in writing and arrive (in either hard copy or electronically) within the 10-week period between Friday 27th June 2025 and ending at noon on Friday 5th September 2025 will have the right to have their representations considered.
If you respond to this consultation, Test Valley Borough Council will keep you informed of future consultation stages unless you advise them that you want to opt out of such communication.
Please note that representations cannot be treated as confidential. If you are responding as an individual, rather than as an organisation, Test Valley Borough Council will not publish your contact details (email/ postal address and telephone number) or signatures online, however the original representations will be available for public viewing at the Test Valley Borough Council offices by prior appointment. All representations and related documents will be held by the Test Valley Borough Council until the Local Plan 2042 is adopted and the Judicial Review period has closed and will then be securely destroyed.
Test Valley Borough Council respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. Further details on the General Data Protection Regulation and Privacy Notices are available on their website http://www.testvalley.gov.uk/aboutyourcouncil/accesstoinformation/gdpr
For further information on the Local Plan public consultation, please do contact the Planning Policy and Economic Development Service on 01264 368000 or via email at planningpolicy@testvalley.gov.uk
Help Shape the Future of Local Government in Hampshire
Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) is working with eleven other authorities across Hampshire and the Solent to transform local government.
The changes are in response to the government’s request for councils across England to look at how local government is organised.
The 12 councils have launched a survey for residents to inform the biggest change to local government in 50 years. They want you to share what matters most to you in your area and help shape how local councils provide services in future, so they reflect real places, local identity and culture, priorities, and people.
More information, including the survey, is available at https://ourplaceourfuture.commonplace.is/
The survey is live until MIDNIGHT on Sunday 27 July 2025 and takes 10 minutes to complete!
In Hampshire, in line with the government’s ask, the proposal is to move away from the current ‘two-tier’ council structure currently in place in most of the county. This will be replaced a number of unitary authorities, which will provide all council services for the area they cover, from waste collection to road maintenance to adult social care.
Test Valley Borough Council has been working with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Eastleigh Borough Council, Fareham Borough Council, Hart District Council, Havant Borough Council, Isle of Wight Council, New Forest District Council, Portsmouth City Council, Rushmoor Borough Council, Southampton City Council, and Winchester City Council, to develop options that would work best for residents, businesses and the wider community.
The 12 councils are working together on options for reorganisation that build on what makes our communities unique, while making services more efficient and future-proof.
They are considering options to replace the current 15 councils with four new councils on the mainland, and keep the Isle of Wight as it is. They believe this would allow for councils that are big enough to deliver well, but local enough to understand their communities and their needs.
Hampshire County Council and East Hampshire District Council are working together to develop their own options, and they will be asking residents for feedback on their proposals separately.
Leader of Test Valley Borough Council, Councillor Phil North, said: “While this is a government decision and not a path we would choose to be travelling, our focus is firmly on making sure that we put our weight behind achieving the very best outcome for Test Valley and beyond. This is the biggest change to local government in a generation and we want our communities’ needs and aspirations to be firmly at the heart of these proposals.
“It is absolutely vital, therefore, that our residents share their feedback on the options, what they really value and how any changes might impact them. Our collective preference for four mainland unitary authorities is based on making sure decisions are made as close as possible to the communities they affect. But we also know from seeing so many of the larger councils really struggling financially, that bigger is often not better in local government terms.
“In Test Valley, we are also running some more in-depth engagement with our residents to really get under the skin of people’s experiences of, and connections to, their local area, as well as their challenges and priorities. They will also seek to understand citizens’ needs and aspirations for their local council in the future.
“If you live or work in Test Valley then I would urge you to complete the survey and share it with your family, friends and colleagues to ensure that as many voices are heard as possible.”
Deputy leader of the opposition, Cllr Sandra Gidley, said: “There is no getting away from the fact that the changes to local government will be significant, so it is critical that our communities are part of the process to shape the future. That is why all councillors are working together to make sure that our residents are heard, so we can do everything in our power to secure the very best outcome for the people of Test Valley.”
Smannell Parish Council – 7 July 2025 Agenda
The next meeting of the Smannell Parish Council will be held on 7 July 2025 starting at 6.30pm at April’s Farm, Green Lane Farm, Upper Enham, Smannell. The meeting is open to all members of the public and they are warmly welcome to attend. The agenda is now available and can be found under Documents and then Meeting Agendas or here.
Planning Application 25/01491/LBWN – To replace single glazed windows with double glazed windows and replacement of external kitchen door at the Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School, School Lane, Smannell, Andover, Hampshire.
A planning application has been received to repalce single glazed windows with double glazed windows and replacement of external kitchen door at the Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School, School Lane, Smannell, Andover, Hampshire.
The deadline for return of any comments to Test Valley Borough Council (Planning Authority) is 1 August 2025. You can email your comments quoting the reference number of 25/01491/LBWN to planning@testvalley.gov.uk
You can view the application here and enter 25/01491/LBWN as the reference number.
Smannell Parish Council – Annual Parish Assembly and Annual General Meeting Agendas 19 May 2025
The agendas for the Enham Alamein Parish Council Annual Parish Assembly and Annual General Meeting to be held on 19 May 2025 at April’s Farm starting at 18.30 hours have been published. You can access the agendas here. All members of the public are always most welcome to attend.
The Annual Parish Assembly is also known as the Annual Parish Meeting and as the Annual Parish Assembly, they are all the same thing. The Annual Parish Meeting is the meeting where the parish council reports to its electorate on what it has accomplished in the preceding year. It is a legal requirement and must be held by law.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the parish council is a formal meeting held annually, typically in May, where councillors will elect a new Chair and Vice-Chair and discuss other matters. It’s distinct from the Annual Parish Meeting, which is a forum for residents to hear about council activities and have their say. The Annual Parish Meeting and Annual General Meeting are separate meetings.
Smannell Parish Council – Notice of Casual Vacancy to be filled by Co-Option – 3 March 2025
The Returning Officer at Test Valley Borough Council has formally confirmed that the regulatory 10 requests from electors have not been fulfilled and that the Parish Council can now fill the casual vacancy by co-option.
NOTICE is hereby formally given that pursuant to Rule 5 of the The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules 2006, the Parish Council will fill the casual vacancy by co-option The Parish Council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office and who is willing to serve provided they are a British citizen, or a citizen of the Commonwealth or the European Union and are neither the subject of a bankruptcy restriction order or interim order or have, within five years before the day of the election, been convicted in the United Kingdom of any offence and have had a prison sentence (whether suspended or not) for a period of over three months without the option of a fine.
Provided the person also satisfies at least ONE of the following, they may apply.
• They are registered as a local government elector for the parish;
• They have, during the whole of the preceding twelve months, occupied as owner or
tenant, any land or premises in the parish;
• Their principal or only place of work during the preceding twelve months has been
in the parish;
• They have during the whole of the preceding twelve months resided in the parish or
within 4.8 kilometres or 3 miles.
They must also be 18 years or older on the day they become nominated for election.
Written expressions of interest (email submission is considered legally acceptable) from persons wishing to serve as a Parish Councillor, MUST be submitted to the Parish Clerk at the email address provided below PRIOR to the Parish Council meeting on 3rd day of March 2025.
The Parish Council will fill the casual vacancy by co-option at the Ordinary Full Council meeting of the Parish Council to be held on the 3rd day of March 2025 at April’s Farm, Green Lane Farm, Smannell, Andover, commencing at 18.30 hours unless otherwise stated.
The official formal notice is available as a download at the top of this page.
Kevin Glyn-Davies BA (Hons), MA
Parish Clerk – Smannell Parish Council
Notice is given this 30th day of January 2025.