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

26/00094FULL - Full Application Approved

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

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

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Heritage

Article 4 direction

Environment & risk

Special Protection Area (SPA)

Planning designations

Aerodrome safeguarding zone

Constraints recorded by the council for this site. Documents on the council site ↗

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Important details

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Mar 2026
Site notice
5 Feb 2026
Press notice
5 Feb 2026
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 performance
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