Thatched Cottage, BLACKWATER ROAD, Emery Down, LYNDHURST, SO43 7FJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00444CONS - Trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Fell 1 x Poplar tree (T1 on the plan) Fell 1 x Leylandii tree (T2 on the plan) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 13

Aerodrome safeguarding zoneUnexploded ordnance risk
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 Central (South) 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public bridleway 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 12 m away: The New Forest 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.
Special area of conservation 212 m away: The New Forest
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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Unexploded ordnance riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Lyndhurst built-up area; Priority habitat 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,750,000 in August 2019. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

13 August 2019£1,750,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 March 2012£1,000,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area200 m² (2,153 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2018, 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 - Conservation Area
Postcode
SO43 7FJ
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Parish
Minstead Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Arbor Venture Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14861470
Comments by
18 May 2026
Site or press notice
21 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
18 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Prune 1 x Oak tree (T1 on the plan)
25/00969CONS
2017 Approved
Application under part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)…
17/00034
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Approved
LAND AT THATCH COTTAGE, BLACKWATER ROAD, EMERY DOWN, SO43 7FJ
Application under part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)…
20/00083
2017 Approved
LAND OF THATCHED COTTAGE, BLACKWATER ROAD, EMERY DOWN, LYNDHURST, HAMPSHIRE, SO43 7FJ
Application under part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)…
17/00270
New Forest (Park)
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.