New Forest District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
New Forest District Council decided more than 1,100 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 11% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on New Forest District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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27 August 2026 · Approved
SS5 Land north of MILFORD ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT) · 24/10590
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25 August 2026 · Refused
Land East of FRYERN COURT ROAD, BURGATE, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 1ND · 25/10986
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18 August 2026 · Approved
Land south of SALISBURY ROAD, CALMORE, NETLEY MARSH SO40 2RQ (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT) · 25/10422
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17 August 2026 · Approved
MARCHWOOD WASTE TRANSFER STATION, BURY ROAD, MARCHWOOD SO40 4UD · 26/10611
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9 July 2026 · Approved
CALMORE CROFT FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, CALMORE, NETLEY MARSH SO40 2RQ · 26/10052
Figures for New Forest District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,100 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 11%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 90 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 18%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 310plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on New Forest District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issues are: (i) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and (ii) the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to outlook and light.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposal and the host…”
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“The main issues are therefore: a) the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the SPAs; b) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and, c) the effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issue is the noise impacts of the development.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.