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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 dates3,481Searchable applications
261Recorded as pending
91%Approval rate · 2,748 approved or refused records
254Refused applications
2,494 approved · 254 refused · 119 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decided26/10139
External alterations to existing West Barn; Demolition of Pool Barn; erect replacement outbuilding to be used for storage, pool house, and plant room
THE COTTAGE, ROCKBOURNE SP6 3NA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10140
Repair and associated works to thatched roof; replacement cladding and timber doors; new bi-fold doors; replacement windows and vent; interior subdivision, including mezzanine and new staircase; demolition of existing pool barn (Application for Listed Building Consent)
THE COTTAGE, ROCKBOURNE SP6 3NA
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10141
First floor side extension
32 SHELLEY ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3NR
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10142
Erect new dwelling with access, parking and landscaping
ARUNDEL, MANOR ROAD, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RG (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT)
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10143
Single-storey rear extension
THE COPPICE, 50 HAMPTON LANE, BLACKFIELD, FAWLEY SO45 1WN
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10144
Single-storey rear extension; front porch infill; removal of conservatory
SPINNAKER LODGE, 40 KEYHAVEN ROAD, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0QY
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10145
Change of use from Mixed Office, Storage and Distribution use to Use Class E(e) (Provision of medical or health services) and E(g) (Offices, Research and Development, and Industrial Processes)
BRADLEY HOUSE, HEADLANDS BUSINESS PARK, BLASHFORD, ELLINGHAM HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY BH24 3PB
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10146
Two storey extension with pitched roof to rear
KENHOLME, ALDERHOLT ROAD, SANDLEHEATH SP6 1PT
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10147
Installation of a temporary access track, grasscrete maintenance parking space and the installation of a GRP Substation with associated underground cabling (Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Use or Development)
LAND NORTH OF, SALISBURY ROAD, NETLEY MARSH SO40 2RQ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10148
Alterations to garage to facilitate ancillary annexe at first floor, including raise ridge height, 2 front dormers, 1 rear dormer, rooflights and change garage door to pedestrian door with windows.
7 KINGFISHER DRIVE, BURGATE, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 1FS
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10149
Erection of single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
5 HAWTHORNE ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3HH
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10150
Erect detached garage and store following removal of existing shed
43 BICKERLEY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 1EG
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10151
Single-storey side extension
THREE ELMS, KINGSTON COMMON, KINGSTON, RINGWOOD BH24 3AZ
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10152
Change of use from commercial to x4no. 1 bedroom flats and x 1no. 2 bedroom flat with part of ground floor to be kept as commercial (Prior Approval Application)
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 11 HIGH STREET, RINGWOOD BH24 1AB
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10153
Front extension for use as attached garage; fenestration alterations
PINELEA, ROMAN ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE SO45 4RN
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10154
Replacement of existing garage doors & front porch, alterations to the front of existing converted garage, replacement of existing flat roof, replacement of panel beneath front window with brickwork, & replacement of existing conservatory with brick structure
24 GREAT ELMS CLOSE, HOLBURY, FAWLEY SO45 2FD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10155
Replacement detached garage
28 SKY END LANE, HORDLE SO41 0HG
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Registered26/10156
x4no. dwellings with access
Land Rear of 91 EVERTON ROAD, HORDLE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10157
Proposed detached workshop / garage building
GANG WARILY FARM, NEWLANDS ROAD, FAWLEY SO45 1GA
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10158
Replacement of existing conservatory with single-storey extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
THE NARROWS, 8 LOWER MULLINS LANE, HYTHE SO45 5AF
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10160
x5no. flags on flagpoles at site entrance, x1no. v-shaped leaderboard moved to left of rushbury show home; x1no. stack sign moved 3m futher into the site; x4no. panels on hoarding; x6no. fence panel signs; x1no. gable end banner (Retrospective) (Application for Advertisement Consent)
DANES PARK, BROCKHILLS LANE & SWAY ROAD, NEW MILTON BH25 5QL
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn26/10161
Change of use of first floor to restaurant to provide additional covers to the ground floor restaurant with the rooms in the roof (second floor level) to be used for ancillary storage
4-5 QUAY STREET, LYMINGTON SO41 3AS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10163
Ground floor rear/side extension and conversion of garage to provide extra living space.
59 SILVERDALE, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7DE
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decided26/10164
Change of use of part of the existing ground floor into 1-bedroom flat; parking and bin store (Prior Approval Application)
9-9A SOUTH PARADE, SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3PY
Received 17 Feb 2026
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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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