Spinney Cottage, Brighton Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6EB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00279FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Outbuilding; demolition of 2no. existing outbuildings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Mar 2026
Consultation
30 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Approved
22 May 2026

Approved on 22 May 2026 · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 12

Aerodrome safeguarding zoneLegal Agreement 75255Nfnpa/0022/100006/04
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 297 m away: The New Forest
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
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Legal Agreement 75255Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Nfnpa/0022/10Council record
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0006/04Council record
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Also on the record
SSSI 297 m away: The New Forest SSSI; Inside the Sway built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: L/O Forest Lea, Eagle Oak House, Tower House & New development south up to the b; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO41 6EB
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Parish
Sway Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 May 2026
Decision
Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision date
22 May 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Steve How

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 10 days faster than New Forest (Park)'s median of 52 for demolitions. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
100%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14779115
Comments by
13 May 2026
Site or press notice
30 Mar 2026
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