Flat 1, 163 Hampton Lane, Blackfield, Fawley SO45 1WE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Use of side flat adjacent to the post office as a one-bedroom flat/dwelling (Use Class C3) (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an existing use or operation) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 8
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
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Important details
- Council
- New Forest (District)
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate existing
- Postcode
- SO45 1WE
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley
- Parish
- Fawley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 May 2026
- Decision
- Was Not Lawful
- Decision date
- 12 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Town Planning Expert
How this decision compares
Decided in 61 days from validation, 5 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 40% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14752233
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14752233
- Consultation
- 12 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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