Rockford Farm Cottage, ROCKFORD ROAD, ROCKFORD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00832CONS - Trees - Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Coppice 1 x group of 6 Goat Willow stems Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 10

Aerodrome safeguarding zone
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
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.
Western Escarpment 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 ↗
4 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction Np 12/002#2 · Article 4 Direction Np 12/002 · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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 186 m away: Avon Valley
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.
SSSI 186 m away: Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) 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 ↗
Also on the record
Priority habitat 17 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 £1,625,000 in October 2022. Other property, freehold.

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

7 October 2022£1,625,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 October 2006£650,000Detached house

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

Building

Floor area223 m² (2,400 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (42 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 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 - Conservation Area
Postcode
BH24 3NB
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Parish
Ellingham Harbridge and Ibsley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Management Company

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 6 days slower than New Forest (Park)'s median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
634decided 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-15122273
Comments by
26 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Fell 1 x Eucalyptus tree Fell 1 x Leyland Cypress tree Fell 1 x Silver Maple tree Fell 1…
CONS/19/0461
2016 Approved
Fell 1 x Hawtorn tree Fell 3 x Eucalyptus tree Fell 3 x Groups of Willow trees Fell 1 x G…
CONS/16/0227
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 1 x Lawson Cypress tree (T1 on the plan) Fell 1 x Ash tree (T2 on the plan ) Prune 1…
23/01285CONS
2021 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 10 x Spruce trees: Trees are of poor quality
CONS/21/0478
2020 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 1 x Silver Birch tree Fell 2 x Stems of Holly tree Prune 1 x group of Spruce and Oak…
CONS/20/0435
2020 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 1 x group of mixed tree species: Clear area around pond for restoration works
CONS/20/0031
2019 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 1 x Group of approx 10 Silver Birch trees and 2 English Oak trees Prune 2 x English…
CONS/19/0328
2017 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Coppice 1 x Group of Goat Willow trees Coppice 1 x Goat Willow tree Fell 1 x Silver Birch…
CONS/17/0047
2016 Approved
PADSMORE HOUSE, EMPRESS ROAD, LYNDHURST SO43 7AE
Prune 2 x Lime trees TPO Number: 1101 : Prune 1 x Lime tree: TISB - To improve shape/bala…
TPO/16/0504
2016 Approved
ROCKFORD HOUSE, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ
Fell 1 x Goat Willow tree Pollard 1 x Oak tree Fell 1 x Willow tree Fell 1 x Willow tree…
CONS/16/0710
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.