Unit 10, Mallard Buildings, Station Road, New Milton BH25 6HY Data via plota.co.uk

26/10455 - PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwelling Refused

Proposal

Change of use of existing first floor office space into x4 no. 1 bedroom dwellings (Prior Approval) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 May 2026
✓
Validated
19 May 2026
✓
Consultation
19 May 2026
✗
Refused
27 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 27 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
National infrastructure project: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is inside the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Tree preservation order 17 m away: G1; Inside the New Milton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

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Important details

Application type
PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwelling
Postcode
BH25 6HY
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Milton
Parish
New Milton
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval is refused
Decision date
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Shore Architecture
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 161 days from validation, 105 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 40% of changes of use here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14936642
Planning Portal ref
PP-14936642
Consultation
19 May 2026
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
New Forest (District)
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#29 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

New Forest (District) is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #37 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
New Forest (District) decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #112 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #54 of 296
80%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #37 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #103 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
87 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
40 decided
885
Total decisions
85 refused in the year to March 2026

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