Land Adjacent Hill View, Ringwood Road, Sopley BH23 7BE (Nb: Subject to Unilateral Undertaking) Data via plota.co.uk

26/10351 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of dwelling (resubmission of ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

10 Apr 2026

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Consultation

13 Apr 2026

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Committee

10 Jun 2026

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Approved

13 Jul 2026

Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by New Forest (District) Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the revised dwelling would avoid unacceptable harm to neighbouring amenity and other impacts could be controlled.
The parish council and four objectors raised concerns about scale, design, overshadowing, light, privacy and overdevelopment.
The committee gave delegated authority to grant permission, subject to a legal agreement and conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposed dwelling, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of New Forest (District)'s committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decisions · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 11

Application forms 4

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1 Submitted Applications · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted_APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted_CIL FORM 1 Submitted Applications · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTEE - SOPLEY PARISH COUNCIL, SILVER MIST Consultee Comment · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 8

Green belt: South West Hampshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC

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.

Special protection area about 125 m away: Avon Valley

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI about 125 m away: Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Conservation area about 33 m away: Sopley; Inside the Sopley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Council: New Forest (District)
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: BH23 7BE
Received: 10 Apr 2026
Validated: 10 Apr 2026
Ward: Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood Eas
Parish: Sopley
Case officer: Show
Decision: Granted Subject to Conditions
Decision date: 13 Jul 2026
Decision level: Development Control Committee
Applicant: Show
Agent: Jerry Davies Planning Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 30 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 64 for new homes. Approved, as 50% of new homes here are.

This one94d

Council64d

UK57d

43%decided within 8 weeks

50%approved

47decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14847826
Consultation: 13 Apr 2026
Comments by: 8 May 2026
Committee: 10 Jun 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused

LAND ADJACENT HILL VIEW, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Construction of dwelling

25/10891 13 Feb 2026

2025 Refused

LAND ADJACENT HILL VIEW, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Construction of dwelling

25/10891 13 Feb 2026

2025 Approved

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Use of garage as ancillary annexe

25/10818 29 Oct 2025

2025 Approved

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Use of garage as ancillary annexe

25/10818 29 Oct 2025

2024 Approved

Land adj HILL VIEW, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT)

Construction of dwelling (Outline application - access, layout and scale only)

24/10173 10 Jul 2024

2024 Approved

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Proposed dormer to rear elevation

24/10082 28 Mar 2024

2023

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 7BE

Rear dormer roof to first floor bedrooms and stair well.

ENQ/23/20316/EHH 29 Nov 2023

2023

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY, CHRISTCHURCH, BH23 7BE

Rear dormer roof to first floor bedrooms and stair well.

ENQ/23/20316/EHH 29 Nov 2023

2023 Approved

GLENHOLME, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Single storey flat & pitched roof rear extension; fenestration alterations

23/10449 16 Aug 2023

2023 Approved

GLENHOLME, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Single storey flat & pitched roof rear extension; fenestration alterations

23/10449 16 Aug 2023

2023 Refused

GLENHOLME, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Single-storey rear extension with flat & pitched roof (Lawful Development Certificate tha…

23/10301 17 Apr 2023

2023 Refused

GLENHOLME, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Single-storey rear extension with flat & pitched roof (Lawful Development Certificate tha…

23/10301 17 Apr 2023

2023 Approved

AVONDALE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Ground and first floor extensions; roof alterations and dormers

23/10126 12 Apr 2023

2023 Approved

AVONDALE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Ground and first floor extensions; roof alterations and dormers

23/10126 12 Apr 2023

2023 Approved

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Hip to gable extensions to the original roof structure (Lawful Development Certificate th…

23/10168 14 Mar 2023

2023 Approved

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Hip to gable extensions to the original roof structure (Lawful Development Certificate th…

23/10168 14 Mar 2023

2022 Approved

WAYSIDE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Two-storey side and rear extension; Single-storey rear extension

22/10034 23 Feb 2022

2022 Approved

WAYSIDE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Two-storey side and rear extension; Single-storey rear extension

22/10034 23 Feb 2022

2020 Refused

FERNHILLS, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Two-storey rear extension; porch; fenestration alteration

20/11323 2 Jun 2021

2020 Refused

Land Adjacent to HILL VIEW, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT)

To erect a self-build three-bedroom chalet bungalow in a farmhouse style.

20/11361 9 Feb 2021

2018 Refused

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Dormer in association with new second floor

18/11040 26 Sep 2018

2018 Refused

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Dormer in association with new second floor

18/11040 26 Sep 2018

2018 Refused

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Dormer in association with new second floor (Lawful Development Certificate that permissi…

18/10805 9 Jul 2018

2018 Refused

AVON VALLEY HOUSE, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Dormer in association with new second floor (Lawful Development Certificate that permissi…

18/10805 9 Jul 2018

2016 Approved

MERRYTHOUGHT, RINGWOOD ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7BE

Rear extension to garage and fenestration alterations; reposition oil tank

16/11655 27 Jan 2017

New Forest (District)

Planning Authority Score

7.8/10

Good

#29 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

New Forest (District) is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #37 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

New Forest (District) decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

90%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #112 of 296

96%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #54 of 296

80%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #37 of 296

35%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #103 of 296

69%

Minor dwellings approved

87 decided (1-9 homes)

91%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

78%

Change of use approved

40 decided

885

Total decisions

85 refused in the year to March 2026

Land Adjacent Hill View, Ringwood Road, Sopley BH23 7BE (Nb: Subject to Unilateral Undertaking) Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 43

Decision & officer reports 1

Statements & assessments 11

Application forms 4

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 26

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Important details

How this decision compares

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity