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Enham Alamein Parish Council

8 February 2026

Enham Alamein Parish Council

The Enham Alamein Parish is situated about 3 miles North of Andover with good bus routes and schools in the local vicinity. Andover is the nearest town with good train links to London and Exeter.

The Parish sits within the beautiful Test Valley which is renowned for its stunning landscape and in particular its exceptional fly fishing on the River Test.

The three settlement areas are rural in character and provide terrific walking from the doorstep into the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The village forms a close knit community, which is renowned for its support of the disabled in conjunction with the Enham Trust, which owns land within the Parish.

A parish council is a local authority that makes decisions on behalf of the people in the parish and has an overall responsibility for the well-being of its local community. It is the level government closest to the community, with the borough authority above it in the hierarchy.

As it is the authority closest to the people, parish councils are invariably the first place people will go with concerns or ideas. For this reason they are a vital part of any community.

Its work falls into three main categories:

representing the local community
delivering services to meet local needs
striving to improve quality of life in the parish

Parish Councils have a wide range of powers, which essentially relate to local matters, such as looking after community buildings, open space, allotments, play areas, street lighting, bus shelters, car parks and much more. The council also has the power to raise money through taxation, known as the Precept. The Precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, the borough council, which collects the tax for the parish council.

Enham Alamein Parish Council has 7 Councillors who stand for election every four years. The duties and functions of a parish council are many and varied.

The Council meets monthly (except in August) and considers planning applications and any other matters referred to it by local residents, Test Valley Borough Council, Hampshire County Council and by central government.

All meetings are open to the public and there is a period of public questions at the start of the meeting at which members of the public can raise concerns and ask questions.

There is also an annual meeting which all parishioners are invited to attend. All meetings are advertised on the council notice boards and on this website. Residents can bring to the attention of the parish council anything that concerns them, either directly or though the Parish Clerk. If matters raised are not the responsibility of the council, the Parish Clerk can bring them to the attention of the proper authority.

Latest News

  • January 2026 Minutes – Enham Alamein Parish Council

    29 January 2026 in Parish and Local News

    January 2026 Minutes – Enham Alamein Parish Council

    Meeting-Minutes

    The Minutes of the Enham Alamein Parish Council January Full Council meeting held on 14 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 February 2026 meeting of the Parish Council.

  • Tree Application 25/02936/TPON – Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Hampshire.

    10 December 2025 in Parish and Local News

    Tree Application 25/02936/TPON – Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Hampshire.

    A tree application has been received for the felling of T341 – Acer negundo – Crown lift to 3m over footpath, reduce branches back from building to provide 1m clearance at Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hampshire.

    The deadline for return of any comments to Test Valley Borough Council (Planning Authority) is 9 January 2026. You can email your comments quoting the reference number of 25/02936/TPON to planning@testvalley.gov.uk

    You can view the application here and enter 25/02936/TPON as the reference number.

  • Tree Application 25/02935/TPON – Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Hampshire.

    10 December 2025 in Parish and Local News

    Tree Application 25/02935/TPON – Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Hampshire.

    A tree application has been received for the felling of T340 – Acer negundo – Raise canopy to 3 metres over car park at Alexandra House, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hampshire.

    The deadline for return of any comments to Test Valley Borough Council (Planning Authority) is 9 January 2026. You can email your comments quoting the reference number of 25/02935/TPON to planning@testvalley.gov.uk

    You can view the application here and enter 25/02935/TPON as the reference number.

  • Tree Application 25/02933/TPON – Land South of Resource Centre, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6NQ

    10 December 2025 in Parish and Local News

    Planning Application 25/02933/TPON – Land South of Resource Centre, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 6NQ

    A tree application has been received for the felling of T139 – G1 – Douglas Fir at Land South of Resource Centre, Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 6NQ

    The deadline for return of any comments to Test Valley Borough Council (Planning Authority) is 8 January 2026. You can email your comments quoting the reference number of 25/02933/TPON to planning@testvalley.gov.uk

    You can view the application here and enter 25/02933/TPON as the reference number.

  • Consultation on the future of Smannell and Enham Church of England Primary School, Smannell, Andover

    13 October 2025 in Parish and Local News

    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.

Enham Almein Parish Areas

The Enham Alamein Parish Council is responsible for the following areas:
Enham Alamein
Knights Enham
Upper Enham (SP11 6HZ postcodes only)

Enham Alamein Location Information

Parish:  Enham Alamein
Borough Ward : Bourne Valley
Borough: Test Valley
County: Hampshire