R S Recovery Limited, Holbury Cottage, Lime Kiln Lane, Holbury, Southampton SO45 2HE Data via plota.co.uk

25/00866FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from scrapyard to vehicle recovery site; reconfiguration of site to include erection of 1no. workshop, 6no. shipping containers, 4no. portacabins & 1no. toilet & shower unit; replacement and new hardstanding; external lighting; erection of electric entrance gate and perimeter fence; removal of 1no. portacabin (ADDITIONAL INFORMATION) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Dec 2025
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Consultation
8 Dec 2025
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Validated
15 Dec 2025
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Approved
21 Jul 2026

Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 13

Aerodrome safeguarding zoneUnexploded ordnance risk
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.
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.
2 Article 4 directions
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
SSSI 47 m away: The New Forest 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.
Special area of conservation 187 m away: The New Forest
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: Lowland heathland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 135 m away: Moated site, fishponds and associated settlement site, 200m west of Holbury Manor
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Unexploded ordnance riskCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat 8 m away: Lowland heathland; Inside the Holbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £575,000 in September 2024. Detached house, freehold.

6 September 2024£575,000
31 January 2024£550,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
New Forest (Park)
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SO45 2HE
Received
8 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Parish
Fawley Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant Subject to Conditions
Decision date
21 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Mosaic Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 218 days from validation, 168 days slower than New Forest (Park)'s median of 50 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
85%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by New Forest (Park) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (Park) decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13704780
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
8 Dec 2025
Committee
21 Jul 2026
New Forest (Park)
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.