Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for New Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,006 approved · 204 refused · 93 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
22 TOP LANE, RINGWOOD BH24 1LF
Received 2 Apr 2024DANECREST, BROCKHILLS LANE, ASHLEY, NEW MILTON BH25 5QL
Received 2 Apr 202416 WARWICK ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3QP
Received 2 Apr 2024FIG TREE HOUSE, 3 SHARVELLS ROAD, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0PE
Received 2 Apr 202442 ELLERY GROVE, LYMINGTON SO41 9DX
Received 3 Apr 202477 PARSONAGE BARN LANE, RINGWOOD BH24 1PU
Received 3 Apr 2024PENNINGTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT WORKS, MILFORD ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8QZ
Received 3 Apr 202498 STANNINGTON CRESCENT, TOTTON SO40 3QD
Received 3 Apr 2024107 EWELL WAY, TOTTON SO40 3PQ
Received 4 Apr 2024BEACH HUT PLOTS 295 & 328, HORDLE CLIFF, MILFORD-ON-SEA
Received 5 Apr 2024LANDINGS, 4 DAVIDSON CLOSE, HYTHE SO45 6JT
Received 5 Apr 2024291 CALMORE ROAD, CALMORE, TOTTON SO40 2RF
Received 5 Apr 2024CARPENTERS COTTAGE, PRIESTLANDS LANE, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HZ
Received 5 Apr 202438 BROADSHARD LANE, RINGWOOD BH24 1RS
Received 5 Apr 2024PLAYING FIELD OPPOSITE, GANG WARILY RECREATION AND COMMUNITY CENTRE, NEWLANDS ROAD, FAWLEY SO45 1GA
Received 5 Apr 2024THE FORGE, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, DOWNTON, HORDLE SO41 0LA (NB: SUBJECT TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING)
Received 8 Apr 202414 WHITSBURY ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1JZ
Received 8 Apr 2024Land to the south of ROLLESTONE ROAD, HOLBURY, FAWLEY SO45 2GD
Received 8 Apr 2024Land to the south of NEW FARM, SOUTH GORLEY, ELLINGHAM HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY SP6 2PW
Received 8 Apr 2024MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT
Received 8 Apr 2024MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT
Received 8 Apr 2024MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT
Received 8 Apr 2024MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT
Received 8 Apr 2024MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT
Received 8 Apr 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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