Moorlands College Sopley Park, Salisbury Road, Sopley BH23 7AT Data via plota.co.uk

25/11045 - PA alteration to University building Approved

Proposal

x3no. Replacement Doors and x6no. replacement windows (Prior Approval Application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

24 Nov 2025

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Validated

11 Dec 2025

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Consultation

11 Dec 2025

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Approved

27 Jan 2026

Approved on 27 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Site constraints 9

Green belt: South West Hampshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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.

Sopley 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 ↗

National infrastructure project 86 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park

The site is 86 m from 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 ↗

Special area of conservation 200 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: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 200 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.

Also on the record

Inside the Sopley 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 · No listed building at the site · 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

Council: New Forest (District)
Application type: PA alteration to University building
Postcode: BH23 7AT
Received: 24 Nov 2025
Validated: 11 Dec 2025
Ward: Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood Eas
Parish: Sopley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Feb 2026
Decision: Prior Approval is not required
Decision date: 27 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Freehold owner: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 19 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 28 for prior approvals. Approved, as 76% of prior approvals here are.

This one47d

Council28d

UK34d

87%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

57decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14502463
Planning Portal ref: PP-14502463
Consultation: 11 Dec 2025
Comments by: 9 Jan 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved

Replacement double doors in residential accommodation block (Prior Approval Application)

24/10810 11 Oct 2024

2016 Approved

Single-storey extension to create reception; porch

16/10009 2 Mar 2016

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023

LAKESIDE, SOPLEY PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, SOPLEY, BH23 7AT

Installation of 13.44 Kwp Solar Power Either roof or ground installation

ENQ/23/20055/EHH 23 Feb 2023

2023

LAKESIDE, SOPLEY PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, SOPLEY, BH23 7AT

Installation of 13.44 Kwp Solar Power Either roof or ground installation

ENQ/23/20055/EHH 23 Feb 2023

2019 Approved

LAKESIDE, SOPLEY PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7AT (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT)

Use of the land for the siting of two shepherds huts

19/11300 1 Oct 2020

2019 Approved

LAKESIDE, SOPLEY PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7AT (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT)

Use of the land for the siting of two shepherds huts

19/11300 1 Oct 2020

2016 Withdrawn

LAKESIDE, SOPLEY PARK, SALISBURY ROAD, SOPLEY BH23 7AT

Increase height of boundary wall

16/11608 4 Jan 2017

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