The village centre has grown up amid scattered ancient cottages, of which many are timber-framed. The rich soils in the area mean that agriculture and horticulture are important industries. Hops were grown and processed in the parish until 1974. Former clay-based industries for which Crookham was once noted were brick making and potteries which produced coarse red ware of the flower-pot-type.
Crookham is the only place in Britain where tobacco has been grown and processed commercially. Some of the roads in the area are named because of this connection; for example, Brandon Road (Mr. Brandon was the original manufacturer) and Blue Prior Court (Blue Prior was the brand name of the cigarettes made from Crookham tobacco).
The Basingstoke Canal flows through Crookham and crosses the River Hart on a high embankment. Coal and timber were once shipped at Crookham Wharf where there is now a car park and picnic area.
Parish profile
To view parish information about the community, heritage and conservation areas please select the parish in the parish profiles web page.
Neighbourhood Plan
Crookham Village Parish Council submitted their proposed Neighbourhood Plan to Hart District Council in July 2019. The Plan sets out a vision and objectives for the future of the village and contains planning policies to guide the development and use of land in Crookham Village.
Referendum
The Council agreed to proceed to referendum at its meeting on 2 July 2020. You can read more about the Cabinet report and decision statement.
All referendums were postponed during 2020 due to the Covid-19 situation, these will now take place on Thursday 6 May 2021.
The council is required to publish and make available for inspection the following documents:
- Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan Information Statement
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(a) Information Statement) - Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan – Referendum version incorporating the modifications recommended by the examiner
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(b)(i) draft Neighbourhood Plan) - Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan Examiner’s Report
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(b)(ii) Examiner’s report) - Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan Combined Summary of Responses
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(b)(iii) Summary of representations submitted to the independent examiner - Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan Statement of decision to proceed to referendum
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(b)(iv)(bb) a statement that confirms that the local planning authority is satisfied that the draft plan meets the basic conditions and complies with Sections 38A and 38 B of the 2004 Act) - Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan Planning Statement
(The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 (as amended) Reg 4 (3)(b)(v) a statement that sets out general information as to town and country planning, including neighbourhood planning and the referendum)
Examiners Report
The Council received the Examiner’s Report on 16 March 2020, where the Examiner recommends that subject to the incorporation of the modifications set out in the report that the neighbourhood plan should proceed to referendum.
Additional Consultation
In response to the Examiner's Clarification Letter (see below), the Parish Council have produced the following additional evidence in connection with Policy NE01 – Preserving the Gap Between Settlements:
(Please note that the above document includes an amendment from the previously published version.)
The consultation on this additional evidence has closed. All comments have been sent to the independent Examiner who will consider whether the Plan meets a set of prescribed ‘basic conditions’ and other legal requirements. Further information on the 'Basic Conditions' is available in the Guide to Basic Conditions and Making Representations or can be found in the National Planning Practice Guidance.
All comments in relation to the additional evidence can be viewed below (please note reference numbers have been allocated on receipt of this representation and will not correspond to any numbers allocated to the previous submission consultation):
- 001 - Annie McCallum
- 002 - Doug McCallum
- 003 - Sandra and Brian Whyatt
- 004 - John Holmes
- 005 - Debora Prieto
- 006 - Jan and Tony Farmer (1)
- 006 - Jan and Tony Farmer (2)
- 007 - Andrew Kirk (email)
- 007 - Andrew Kirk (form)
- 008 - Janice Stenning
- 009 - Carol Leversha
- 010 - Peter Kenaghan
- 011 - Sue Kenaghan
- 012 - Meggie Kenaghan
- 013 - Jemma Kenaghan
- 014 - Paul and Jane Rutherford (email)
- 014 - Paul Rutherford (form)
- 015 - Church Crookham Parish Council (Sally du Gay)
- 016 - Malcolm Thomas
- 017 - Kevin Axtell
- 018 - Nicki Wilson
- 019 - Emma Shaw
- 020 - Andrew Hillyer and Sarah Callaghan
- 021 - Jean and John Hillyer
- 022 - Jenny Thomas
- 023 - John Clark (email)
- 023 - John Clark (form)
- 024 - Jed Robbie Behmber
- 025 - Gabrielle Brandon
- 026 - Margaret Marett
- 027 - Sue Tilley
- 028 - John Abel
- 029 - David Stenning
- 030 - Sheila Thorns
- 031 - Jodie McNamara
- 032 - Jan Noble
- 033 - Anthony Noble
- 034 - Christopher Boddy
- 035 - Martin Parr
- 036 - Sandra Whyatts
- 037 - Tina Collins (email)
- 037 - Tina Collins (form)
- 038 - Andrew Sully
- 039 - Daniel Frankland
- 040 - Brian Marett
- 041 - Roger Farmiloe
- 042 - Alan Evans
- 043 - Kate Braddon
- 044 - Catherine McCulloch
- 044 - Catherine McCulloch (email)
- 045 - Donald Wears
- 045 - Donald Wears (email)
- 046 - Angela Delaney
- 047 - Kerry van den Heever (email)
- 047 - Kerry van der Heever
- 048 - David Henry Lawrence
- 049 - Richard Gwynne
- 050 - Judy Johnson
- 051 - Clive Eastwood
- 052 - Victoria Woodford
- 053 - Mark Mabin (email)
- 053 - Mark Mabin (form)
- 054 - Michael Penton
- 055 - David and Juliet Robson
- 056 - Duncan and Melanie McIndoe
- 057 - Shakiara Valu
- 058 - Katie Davies
- 059 - Marion Abel
- 060 - Brian Boddy
- 061 - Emma Baker
- 061 - Emma Baker (email)
- 062 - Jenny Dyer
- 063 - Caroline Bletsis
- 064 - Phil and Sally du Gay
- 065 - Helen Geoghegan (email)
- 065 - Helen Geoghegen
- 066 - Peter Brown
- 067 - Ann Goddard
- 068 - Michael King
- 069 - Joanne King
- 070 - Ann Allen
- 071 - Marie King
- 072 - Natural England (Miranda Petty)
- 073 - Alice Ramage
- 074 - Mike Allen
- 075 - Sara Kinnell
- 076 - Richard Kinnell
- 077 - Maia Robbie Behmber
- 078 - Tim and Ann Stephens
- 079 - Susan Emery
- 080 - Joanne Evans
- 081 - Becky Frankland
- 082 - Chloe Frankland
- 083 - Isabella Frankland
- 084 - Historic England (Robert Lloyd-Sweet)
- 085 - Valerie Hall (email)
- 085 - Valerie Hall (form)
- 086 - Christopher Hall
- 086 - Zebon Copse Residents Assocation (Christopher Hall) (email)
- 087 - Gavin Sheppard
- 088 - Richard Goddard
- 089 - Fiona Bailey
- 090 - Julia Ambler
- 091 - Lucy Abel
- 092 - Victoria Kettley
- 093 - Louise Plummer
- 094 - Wayne Herbert
- 095 - Kristian Herbert
- 096 - Nathan Herbert
- 097 - Nadine Laws
- 098 - Lucy Norris
- 099 - Oliver Robinson
- 100 - Stewart Colvin Gray (form)
- 100 - Stewart Gray (email)
- 101 - Rachel Herbert
- 103 - Gary Whiteside
- 104 - Lara Bell
- 105 - Christopher Riley
- 105 - Christopher Riley (email)
- 106 - Stephen Tolley
- 107 - Peter Bell
- 108 - Kristina Tolley
- 109 - Bruce Miller
- 110 - Ian Johnson
- 111 - Katherine Abel
- 112 - Steven Baker (email)
- 112 - Steven Baker (form)
- 113 - Crookham Care village Ltd
- 113 - Crookham Care Village Ltd (Ian Butcher) (email)
- 113 - Crookham Care Village Ltd (Ian Butcher) (report)
- 114 - Mike Teale
- 115 - Jade Clark (email)
- 115 - Jade Clark
- 116 - Caroline Killen
- 117 - Anthony Killen
- 118 - Michael John Lloyd (form)
- 118 - Michael Lloyd (email)
- 119 - Gillian Boucher
- 120 - Simon Ambler
- 121 - Sarah Istead
- 122 - Juergen Halten
- 123 - Elizabeth Acheson
- 124 - Jennifer Kwok
- 125 - Norma Burton
- 126 - Lorraine Morris
- 127 - Ray Morris
- 128 - Aileen Needham
- 129 - Bryan Needham
- 130 - Kathleen Ann Hicks
- 131 - Christopher Johnson
- 132 - William Richmond
- 133 - Simon Byrne
- 134 - Kanpitcha Byrne
Submission Consultation
The Council undertook a six week consultation on the Plan between July and September 2019. The Council appointed Andrew Ashcroft to undertake the independent examination of the Plan and all comments received during the consultation on the submitted plan have been were sent to the appointed Examiner for consideration. These include the Submission documents set out in the Table below.
Full copies of the representations can be viewed below:
- 001 - Waverley Borough Council
- 002 - SGN
- 003 - Brian Whyatt
- 004 - Church Crookham Parish Council
- 005 - Odiham Parish Council
- 006 - Janice Stenning
- 007 - David Stenning
- 008 - Crookham Care Village Ltd 01
- 008 - Crookham Care Village Ltd 02
- 009 - Thames Water
- 010 - Gladman
- 011 - Hart District Council
- 012 - Berkeley Homes (Southern) Limited - Form
- 012 - Berkeley Homes (Southern) Limited
- 013 - Natural England
- 014 - Hampshire County Council
- 015 - Historic England
The Examiner, Andrew Ashcroft, provided a clarification note:
Crookham Village Parish Council responded to the Examiner's Clarification Note:
- Crookham Village Neighbourhood Development Plan Response to Examiner
- Appendix 1 - Proposed Amendments to Policy BE06
- Appendix 2 - CVPC Clarification Response to Policy PA03
- Appendix 3 - Supporting Paper for Policy NE01 (Amended Version - 17/10/2019)
- Appendix 4 - CVPC Response to Hart District Council Reg 16 Comments
Hart District Council responded to the Examiner's Clarification Note:
The Examiner will consider whether the Plan:
- Has regard to national policy and advice contained in guidance issued by the Secretary of State
- Contributes to the achievement of sustainable development
- Is in general conformity with the strategic policies in the Development Plan
- Does not breach, and is otherwise compatible with, EU and human rights obligations
- Meets prescribed conditions and complies with prescribed matters and legal requirements
Details of the progress on the Neighbourhood Plan can be viewed below:
Further details of the Crookham Village Neighbourhood Plan are available from the Crookham Village Parish Council website.
Crookham Village Parish Council contact details
Website: www.crookhamvillage-pc.org.uk