Arnewood Towers House, Barrows Lane, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6DD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00661EXW - Trees - Exempt Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell - decayed / dying Ash Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
18 Jun 2026
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18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
New Forest National Park
The park authority decides applications here. Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Sway Tower conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Campsite · Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Recreational Campsite. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
National infrastructure project: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is inside the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Piggeries at Towers Farm Arnewood 150 Meters North-West of Arnewood Court, 35 m away · 1 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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  • 35 mPiggeries at Towers Farm Arnewood 150 Meters North-West of Arnewood Court
  • 81 mAvon Water HouseGrade II
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,290,000 in March 2024. Detached house, freehold.

6 March 2024£1,290,000
17 June 2004£650,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area233 m² (2,508 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
New Forest (Park)
Application type
Trees - Exempt Works
Postcode
SO41 6DD
Received
18 Jun 2026
Validated
18 Jun 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Exempt Works
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 28 days faster than New Forest (Park)'s median of 28 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
459decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by New Forest (Park) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (Park) decision record →

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
Prune 1 x Cedar tree Prune 1 x Lime tree: Cedar - Reduce leaning side to relieve weight a…
CONS/21/0434
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Avonwater House, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Prune 7 x Oak trees
23/00416CONS
2022 Approved
ARNEWOOD COURT FARM HOUSE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Prune 1 x Cypress tree Prune 1 x Beech tree Fell 1 x Sycamore tree Prune 2 x groups of Sy…
CONS/22/0326
2020 Approved
AVONWATER HOUSE & ARNEWOOD COURT FARM HOUSE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Fell and prune mixed tree species as detailed in application submitted within the boundar…
CONS/20/0422
2019 Approved
MEADOWBROOK LODGE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Single storey extension to existing garage (AMENDED PLANS)
19/00720
2019 Approved
ARNEWOOD COURT FARM HOUSE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Fell 1 x Horse Chestnut tree: CIS - Considered inappropriate species SCDL - Safety concer…
CONS/19/0264
2018 Approved
LAND AT FORMER ARNEWOOD TURKEY FARM, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Notification of proposed Change of Use of agricultural building (less than 150 square met…
19/00003
2016 Approved
ARNEWOOD COURT FARM HOUSE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Prune 1 x Beech tree Prune 3 x Horse Chestnut trees Fell 1 x Horse Chestnut tree Prune 1…
CONS/16/0629
2016 Approved
MEADOWBROOK LODGE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, HAMPSHIRE, SO41 6DD
Double garage/utility; balcony to main house
16/00420
2016 Approved
ARNEWOOD COURT FARM HOUSE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6DD
Detached garage with home office over; brick wall with entrance gates; window alterations…
16/00319
2016 Refused
MEADOWBROOK LODGE, BARROWS LANE, SWAY, HAMPSHIRE, SO41 6DD
Double garage/utility with office/storage over; balcony to main house
16/00075
New Forest (Park)
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

New Forest (Park) is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #254 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
New Forest (Park) decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #136 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #160 of 296
45%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #254 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #180 of 296
75%
Minor dwellings approved
28 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
487
Total decisions
55 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.