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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for New Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,390 approved · 244 refused · 113 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
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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.
THE BECTON CENTRE, THE FAIRWAY, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7AE
Received 5 Sept 202510 RENOUF CLOSE, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8GL
Received 5 Sept 2025AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE
Received 8 Sept 202555 CASPARS WAY, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 1FP
Received 8 Sept 2025LAND REAR OF OLD BELLS, SILVER STREET, HORDLE SO41 0FN
Received 8 Sept 20257 THE FURLONG, RINGWOOD BH24 1AT
Received 9 Sept 202572 BARTON LANE, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7PW
Received 9 Sept 202541-42 ST THOMAS STREET, LYMINGTON SO41 9ND
Received 9 Sept 202512 SOLENT AVENUE, LYMINGTON SO41 3SD
Received 10 Sept 2025Chalet at OAK HOUSE, MILFORD ROAD, HORDLE SO41 0JD
Received 10 Sept 2025UNIT 15, BLACKFIELD BUSINESS CENTRE, 114-118 HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD, FAWLEY SO45 1UB
Received 10 Sept 20259 WILTSHIRE ROAD, BRANSGORE BH23 8BH
Received 10 Sept 20253 WENDOVER CLOSE, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7LX
Received 10 Sept 202518 PEARTREE ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE SO45 4AL
Received 10 Sept 2025COWSLIP COTTAGE, LOWER DAGGONS LANE, SOUTH END, DAMERHAM SP6 3HW
Received 10 Sept 2025LAND ADJACENT 12 AND 13, THE CLOSE, HOLBURY, FAWLEY
Received 11 Sept 2025LAND ADJACENT HYDE FARM, HYDE LANE, HYDE SP6 2QP
Received 11 Sept 20256 BITTERNE WAY, LYMINGTON SO41 3PB
Received 12 Sept 2025HYTHE POWER STATION, CHARLESTON ROAD, HARDLEY, HYTHE, FAWLEY SO45 3NX
Received 12 Sept 20256 PADSTOW PLACE, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 1BT
Received 12 Sept 202515 PURBECK ROAD, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7QG
Received 15 Sept 2025HAMPTONS, 32 BARTON DRIVE, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7HF
Received 15 Sept 202568 RINGWOOD ROAD (SUNNY WAY), TOTTON SO40 8DQ
Received 15 Sept 202582 GORE ROAD, NEW MILTON BH25 6RN
Received 15 Sept 2025Records 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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