Premier Inn, the Three Bells, Silver Street, Hordle SO41 0FN Data via plota.co.uk

26/10136 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Part conversion of the existing restaurant to provide additional 10 hotel bedrooms with fenestration alterations. Construction of a 2 storey detached building containing 27 additional hotel bedrooms. Parking, cycle parking, bin store, air conditioning compound and associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Validated
16 Feb 2026
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Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 235.

The consultation period closed on 20 Mar 2026.

Documents 40

Other documents 12

PDF 2024/7839/CEMP02 CEMP Applications Processing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF CLLR REID EMAIL Applications Processing · 24 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 10 Apr 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 20 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representees · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF INITIAL BRIEFING FROM CASE OFFICER Applications Processing · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT REPORT Submitted Applications · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF AI Submitted Applications · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PEA PRA Submitted Applications · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: April Cottage, Grade II, 30 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
National park 66 m away: New Forest
Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.
Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.
Also on the record
Inside the Ashley (New Forest) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SO41 0FN
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Milford & Hordle
Parish
Hordle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 235, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in New Forest (District) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 235179 days past the 56-day target
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

7comments received
6 objecting1 neutral

86% object · above the UK average of 74%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14677966
Planning Portal ref
PP-14677966
Consultation
18 Feb 2026
Comments by
20 Mar 2026
Committee
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
New Forest (District)
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#29 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.