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New Forest District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for New Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,907Searchable applications
259Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 2,255 approved or refused records
207Refused applications
2,048 approved · 207 refused · 96 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Oct 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas23 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas9 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/10376
Extensions to dwelling; fenestration alterations; removal of garage in rear and new detached garage to front
34 DANIELLS WALK, LYMINGTON, SO41 3PN
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10377
Renew pitched roof slate covering; repairs to timber roof/wall structure; repairs to wall brickwork structure (Application for listed building consent)
HYDE FARM, CRANBORNE ROAD, DAMERHAM SP6 3JH
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10378
Single storey rear extension
2 LINDEN GARDENS, RINGWOOD, BH24 1HG
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10379
Single-storey side extension; roof alterations and roof lights to facilitate new rooms in roof space. Cladding
ROBINS POST, 90 STOPPLES LANE, HORDLE SO41 0JA
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Withdrawn24/10380
Variation of conditions 2, 26 and 37 of application 21/11097 to allow amended layout and drainage plans in regard to the incorporation of a package treatment plan and associated infrastructure
LAND SOUTH OF, DERRITT LANE, SOPLEY BH23 8AT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10381
Use as petrol filling station (sui generis), operating for 24 hours a day (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
MORRISONS SUPERMARKET SERVICE STATION, SPRUCE DRIVE, TOTTON SO40 8AD
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10382
Single-storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
53 ROSEHILL DRIVE, BRANSGORE BH23 8NR
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10383
Proposed two-storey extension and single-storey rear and side extensions with renovation works to the external materials, doors and windows; proposed garage/boat store; proposed external covered areas. Proposed widening to existing access from Ridgeway Lane.
6 CLARENDON PARK, LYMINGTON SO41 8AX
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10384
Timber Orangery to replace existing conservatory
SPRINGMEAD HOUSE, WATERFORD CLOSE, LYMINGTON, SO41 3PU
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10385
Single-storey rear extension, removal of existing conservatory, internal alterations (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
35 NORTH STREET, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8FY
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10386
Single storey rear and side Extensions. Replace existing Garage.
79 PINEWOOD ROAD, HORDLE SO41 0GN
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10387
Argricultural field structure to provide shelter for animals with x8no. roof mounted solar PV panels and x8no. ground mounted solar PV panels
Land at the COPPICE, YALDHURST LANE, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10388
Variation of condition 2 of application 22/10264 to allow an amended design including cladding details; Removal of condition 3 of application 22/10264 as cladding details are provided in the variation and so the condition is no longer required
IRON MOUNTAIN UK LTD, HARPWAY LANE, SOPLEY BH23 7BU
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10389
Single-storey side and rear extension
7 ALDER CLOSE, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE SO45 5SJ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10390
Upgrade Existing Kitchen Extract to include new Air Ducts with Attenuators
THE FISHERMANS REST, ALL SAINTS ROAD, LYMINGTON SO41 8FD
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10391
Change of use from care home to house in multiple occupation (HMO)
AVONDALE LODGE CARE HOME, HYTHE ROAD, MARCHWOOD SO40 4WT (NB: PROPOSED LEGAL AGREEMENT)
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10392
Replace leaking windows and a door known as "D2" (former doorway to Old Granary Barn) with identical fit for purpose timber windows and door (Application for Listed Building Consent)
THE OLD GRANARY HOUSE, BICKTON LANE, BICKTON, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2HA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10393
Rear and side extension to replace existing conservatory; replacement garage to incorporate workshop and home office/gym; solar panels to proposed garage
26 LYNES LANE, RINGWOOD BH24 1EH
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10394
Single-storey rear extension, first floor rear extension and roof alterations to facillitate additional rooms, with rear dormer and 4 no.roof lights
111 STATION ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1BU
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10395
New replacement front porch
WILLOW LODGE, BROADMEAD, SWAY, HORDLE, SO41 6DH
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10396
Front canopy; Side extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
16 BARTLEY AVENUE, TOTTON SO40 9AS
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10397
Demolition and replacement of existing outbuilding for use as workshop/hobby room
4 ARNEWOOD HOUSE, EVERTON ROAD, HORDLE SO41 0HF
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10398
Application for approval under paras 75-78 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (General Development Order) for a pop-up temporary campsite
CAE MALWEN FARM, ROCKBOURNE SP6 3NA (NB: SUBJECT TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING)
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decided24/10399
Installation of 4 arrays of 8 solar photovoltaic panels in field northwest of domestic curtilage and associated groundworks
HURST OLD FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3PA
Received 29 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for New Forest District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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