Garden Rooms in Bishop's Sutton | Garden rooms New Alresford

Garden office with a wooden desk and bookshelves, its window looking out over rolling chalk downland — Illustrative image

Source of a chalk stream

The River Alre, which gives New Alresford its name and feeds the town's watercress beds further downstream, rises in Bishop's Sutton before flowing west through Old Alresford and New Alresford itself.

Planning authority

Winchester City Council is the planning authority here, the same body that handles applications for New Alresford itself, just over a mile away.

Garden studio with roof lights used as a painter's studio, doors open to a cottage garden — Illustrative image

A quiet, rural parish

Despite sitting so close to New Alresford, Bishop's Sutton keeps a distinctly rural feel, with an irregularly shaped parish that takes in a good deal of surrounding farmland beyond the village centre.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bishop's Sutton the source of the River Alre?+

Yes, the River Alre, which flows on through Old Alresford and New Alresford, rises in Bishop's Sutton.

Which council handles planning in Bishop's Sutton?+

Winchester City Council, the same authority responsible for New Alresford.

Nearby areas

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Services

Useful local links

Winchester City Council — Planning — Planning authority for New Alresford and most of the surrounding villages, with guidance on whether a project needs planning permission.
East Hampshire District Council — Permitted Development — Planning authority for Alton, Ropley, Medstead, Four Marks and the other East Hampshire villages this site covers.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council — Planning — Planning authority for Brown Candover and the wider Candovers parish.
Planning Portal — Outbuildings — National guidance on permitted development rules for garden rooms, sheds and other outbuildings.
South Downs National Park Authority — Boundary checker and planning authority for any property within the South Downs National Park, relevant to villages towards the eastern and southern edge of this site's coverage.