Nici Hotel (formerly Elmers Court Country Club) SOUTH BADDESLEY ROAD, WALHAMPTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 5ZB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00414EXW - Trees - Exempt Works Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell - decayed Holm Oak Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 11

Aerodrome safeguarding zone0031/02
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.
Forest South East 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Campsite · Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Recreational Campsite · Hovercraft in the Solent. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
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) agrees.
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.
Special protection area 185 m away: Solent & Southampton Water
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 185 m away: North Solent 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.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
0031/02Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 19 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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 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.

Building

Floor area2,470 m² (26,587 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 106)
UseHotels
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2022, 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 5ZB
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Parish
Boldre Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Apr 2026
Decision
Exempt Works
Decision date
16 Apr 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

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
THE WELL HOUSE, LISLE COURT ROAD, LYMINGTON, SO41 5SH
Prune 4 x Oak trees - protected by G8 of TPO: 31/02
22/01090TPO
2019 Approved
SOUTHWAYS, LISLE COURT ROAD, LYMINGTON, SO41 5SH
Extension to existing garage
19/00206
2019 Approved
SOUTHWAYS, LISLE COURT ROAD, LYMINGTON, SO41 5SH
Single storey extension to existing porch/conservatory; extension of first floor balcony…
19/00133
2016 Approved
SOUTHWAYS, LISLE COURT ROAD, LYMINGTON, SO41 5SH
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for a proposed single storey rear ext…
16/00095
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

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.