Colin Davis, of Philips Build Limited, has applied for planning permission from Havant Borough Council to demolish a chalet bungalow called ‘Oklahoma’, at Long Copse Lane, and build five houses.

The 0.22-hectare site is next to a post-war development of terraced houses, at Wraysbury Park Drive, and one mile west of the West Sussex village of Westbourne.

If approved, there will be three, two-storey, four-bed detached houses and two, three-bed semi-detached homes.

All will have gardens and bin spaces, with three car parking spaces for the four-bed houses and two for the three-bed homes. The building materials used will vary from red and/or multi brick, with flint block on the walls, red roof tiles and red hanging tiles, with uPVC windows.

The planning statement discusses the impact of trees being removed to make way for the new houses. There are three “low value”, and two “moderate value” trees, a large hazel stool and a moderately large oak, both at the front, and a section of hedge will need to be removed.  Other parts of the garden near where digging and building will take place will be protected by areas of temporary ground protection and tree protection barriers.

The planning statement said: “The scale of the dwellings would not have an overbearing impact upon neighbours, nor would there be any overlooking or loss of privacy. The access road would accommodate cars travelling at very low speeds with limited trips each day.”

Council planning officers will make a decision on this application reference APP/24/00987 by January 31, 2025.

29th January