Hoburne Bashley Ltd, Hoburne Bashley, Sway Road, New Milton BH25 5QR Data via plota.co.uk

25/01444FULL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a new driving range; creation of an additional area of car parking; footpaths: relocation of golf admin building; and erection of fencing (demolition of a driving range and removal of existing practice netting). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗

Application progress

Received
23 Jan 2026
Consultation
23 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Approved
17 Apr 2026

Approved on 17 Apr 2026 · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Heritage

Article 4 direction

Planning designations

118/03Aerodrome safeguarding zone

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

Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
BH25 5QR
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Parish
New Milton Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Approve Conditionally (Legal Agreement)
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chapman Lily Planning Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14539199
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site notice
23 Jan 2026
Press notice
23 Jan 2026
New Forest (Park)
Planning Authority Score
3.3/10
Poor
#226 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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