How to make a comment user-guide
How to comment/object to Owens Farm Planning Application
This application (25/02564/OUT) is for an additional 415 houses along Newnham Road, in the gap between Hook and Newnham. Accessing the documents, reading comments from others and submitting your own comments or objections needs you to register and is easiest done on a computer. It is possible on a phone and the following instructions aim to help for either type of device.
Tips on leaving a valid comment or objection are at the bottom of this document.
On a computer:
Click here to access the application and to comment https://publicaccess.hart.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=makeComment&keyVal=T7J3OEHZGSH00
The page displayed provides a quick summary of this application and gives easy access to the following:
- All planning documents
- Comments including Public comments and Objections
- Login link so that you can leave a comment
- Registration link if you are not yet registered
Comments are limited to 10,000 characters and are very easy to submit.
On a phone
This is not as easy on a phone but is still possible to see the documents and to leave a comment or objection. Click here to access the application and to comment …
The page displayed provides a quick summary of this application and gives easy access to the following:
- All planning documents
- Comments including Public comments and Objections
- Login link so that you can leave a comment
- Registration link if you are not yet registered
The “Make a Comment” section does not work until you Login. The Login link is a little hidden at the bottom of the text block, but if you login (or register) there, then you can leave a comment.
How to comment/object by email or in writing
By Email:
- You can email comments directly to Hart DC at: planningadmin@hart.gov.uk
- You should give your address and must quote the Owens Farm planning reference 25/02564/OUT
In Writing:
- Write to Hart District Council, Planning Department, Civic Offices, Harlington Way, Fleet, GU51 4AE
- You should give your address and must quote the planning reference 25/02564/OUT
What CAN be considered in a planning objection ✓
When commenting on a planning application, objections must relate to planning law and how development affects the wider public interest.
✓ Local planning policies
✓ Impact on the street, village, or wider area
✓ Design, appearance, and choice of materials
✓ Traffic generation, road safety, and access
✓ Noise and disturbance
✓ Government planning guidance
✓ Size, scale, and density of buildings
✓ Adequacy of parking provision
✓ Overlooking, loss of privacy, and overshadowing
✓ Ground contamination or pollution
What CANNOT be considered in a planning objection ✗
Some issues, while understandable concerns, are not planning matters and cannot legally be taken into account by the planning authority.
✗ Structural stability or fire safety matters
✗ Loss of private property value
✗ Disruption caused during construction works
✗ Competition between businesses
✗ Land ownership or boundary disputes
✗ Private rights of way
✗ Restrictive covenants
✗ Property ownership issues
✗ Private drainage arrangements
✗ The identity or personal circumstances of the applicant
✗ Loss of a private view
✗ General property maintenance issues
✗ The need for development (except in specific circumstances)