Green Acre, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00954CONS - Trees - Conservation Area Pending Decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 2 x Oak trees (T1 & T2 on the plan) Prune group of Holly & Hazel to reinstate hedgerow (G1 on the plan) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 28 Sept 2026, from New Forest (Park)'s recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 28 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 13

Aerodrome safeguarding zone
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.
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.
Public footpath 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Western Escarpment 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 ↗
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
SSSI 4 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 265 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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Old Thatch, Grade II, 51 m away · 5 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Registered park or garden 107 m away: Hale Park; Priority habitat 12 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 (Park)
Application type
Trees - Conservation Area
Postcode
SP6 2NB
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Parish
Hale Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
TreeMenders

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. New Forest (Park) usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
348decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by New Forest (Park) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (Park) decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15193962
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Mole End, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Single storey extension; alterations to doors and windows; cladding; parapet walls (demol…
24/00383CAC
2023 Approved
Oaklands Farm, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NE
Fell 1 x Oak tree (T1) Pollard 6 x Oak trees (T2 - T7) Fell 3 x Ash trees (T8 - T10)
23/00537CONS
2022 Approved
Mole End, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed outbuilding.
22/01073LDCP
2022 Approved
Hale Village Hall Hatchett Green Hale Nr Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 2NE
Fell/Prune/Deadwood various Tree Species as detailed in Arb Report provided with the Appl…
22/00908CONS
2022 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Fell 1 x Oak tree
CONS/22/0243
2021 Approved
HATCHET COPSE FARM, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Prune and deadwood 1 x Oak tree: Prune/deadwood to prevent damage to property and maintai…
CONS/21/0498
2021 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Replacement bungalow; rainwater harvesting tank; air source heat pump; battery storage; a…
21/00364
2020 Approved
OAKLANDS FARM, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NE
Fell 1 x group of Goat Willow trees Clear 1 x already fallen Goat Willow tree: Arboricult…
CONS/20/0704
2020 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Coppice 1 x group of Sycamore trees Coppice 1 x Holly tree: Arboricultural Management
CONS/20/0680
2020 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Fell 1 x Leylandii tree Fell 1 x Holly tree: ODS - Over-dominant/shade Overcrowding of tr…
CONS/20/0319
2018 Approved
HATCHET COPSE FARM, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Fell 1 x Oak tree Fell 1 x Lawsons Fir tree Prune 1 x Mulberry tree: SCDL - Safety concer…
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2016 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Prune 1 x Group of mixed species: The trees are obstructing the drive
CONS/16/1053
2016 Approved
MOLE END, HATCHET GREEN, HALE, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2NB
Prune group of unidentified trees Prune group of unidentified trees: Arboricultural maint…
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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 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