Foxlease Cottages, CLAY HILL, LYNDHURST, SO43 7DE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00447FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of dwelling 'Link Cottage' from residential use (Use Class C3) to office use (Use ClassE(g)) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

5 May 2026

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Consultation

5 May 2026

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Validated

7 May 2026

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Committee

21 Jul 2026

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Approved

21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 21 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by New Forest (Park) Planning Committee on 21 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because the modest office use would reuse a sound building without significant harm to housing, heritage, ecology, traffic or transport.
The parish council objected over the loss of a dwelling, parking availability and vehicle movements; no other representations were received.
The committee granted permission subject to conditions, voting 5:0 with two abstentions.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public comments, committee discussion, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of New Forest (Park)'s committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 15

Surface water flood riskAerodrome safeguarding zoneUnexploded ordnance riskAncient woodlandTree preservation order

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 area of conservation 19 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.

SSSI 19 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.

Habitat network: Restorable Habitat

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Surface water flood riskCouncil record