Longfield Farm, Mill Lane, Sway, Lymington, SO41 8LN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00094FULL - Full Application Approved
Change of useCommercial & major worksDemolitionCommercial premises

Proposal

External alterations and change of use of third barn to storage; re-build barn 1 (demolition of existing) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2026
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Consultation
5 Feb 2026
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Validated
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 9

Special protection areaAerodrome safeguarding zone
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project 797 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is 797 m from 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 ↗
Special protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Mount Pleasant 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
New Forest (Park)
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO41 8LN
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Parish
Sway Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Deborah Slade

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

71%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

Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
5 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application under part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)…
25/00601PN
New Forest (Park)
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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