The Old Cottage, COWPITTS LANE, NORTH POULNER, RINGWOOD, BH24 3JX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00297CONS - Trees - Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Prune 1 x Common Ash tree (T1 on the plan) Fell 1 x Conifer tree (T2 on the plan) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Heritage

Article 4 directionConservation Area

Planning designations

Aerodrome safeguarding zone

Constraints recorded by the council for this site. Documents on the council site ↗

Important details

Application type
Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
BH24 3JX
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Parish
Ringwood Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Apr 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Tree Management Company

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14784568
Comments by
12 Apr 2026
Press notice
16 Mar 2026
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 performance
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