Sway Wood Cottage, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00334FULL - Full Application Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Attached garage with first floor habitable floorspace; demolition of existing ga Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
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Consultation
17 Apr 2026
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Validated
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

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Site constraints 8

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special protection areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
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Also on the record
Inside the Sway built-up area; Priority habitat 43 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; 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

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Other new applications on this street

7 Sept 2026Pending

Doric House, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE

Prune 2 x Beech trees (T1 & T3 on the plan) Prune 1 x Oak tree (T2 on the plan)...

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Important details

Council
New Forest (Park)
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO41 6EE
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Parish
Sway Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Simon Ellis Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. 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

Comments by
22 May 2026
Site or press notice
17 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Sway Wood House, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Dead trees, mixed species - Fell to ground level
25/01147EXW
2024 Approved
Cokes Green, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single-storey rear extension
24/00491FULL
2024 Withdrawn
Cokes Green, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single-storey rear extension and alterations (Application for a Non-Material Amendment to…
24/00381NMA
2023 Approved
HALLANDS, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Fell 1 x Monterey Cypress tree (T8 on the plan) (Tree is also T8 of TPO: 24/02)
23/01608TPO
2023 Approved
COKES GREEN, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single-storey rear extension and alterations
23/01094FULL
2023 Approved
Cokes Green, Mead End Road, Sway, SO41 6EE
Single storey rear extension and alterations
23/00460FULL
2022 Approved
Sway Wood House, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Greenhouse (demolition of existing)
22/00940FULL
2022 Approved
Sway Wood House, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single storey extension; replace existing plastic roof lean-to extension
22/00808FULL
2022 Approved
SWAY WOOD HOUSE, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
TPO Number: 24/02 Prune 1 x Oak tree: Reduce to give clearance to telephone wires by 0.5m.
TPO/22/0403
2022 Refused
SWAY WOOD HOUSE, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single storey extensions (Application for a Non-Material Amendment to planning permission…
22/00625
2021 Approved
SWAY WOOD HOUSE, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Single storey extensions
21/00738
2019 Approved
HALLANDS, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
TPO Number: 24/02 Prune 1 x Monterey Cypress: SCDL - Safety concerns due to defect and lo…
TPO/19/0263
2016 Approved
MARLINGS COTTAGE, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, HAMPSHIRE, SO41 6EE
Single storey extension; demolition of existing conservatory
16/00832
2016 Approved
COKES GREEN, MEAD END ROAD, SWAY, LYMINGTON, SO41 6EE
Prune 2 x Scots Pine trees TPO Number: 24/02 : 1 x Scots Pine tree: One sided crown 1 x S…
TPO/16/0296
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