Unit 8 Copse Business Centre, Hounsdown Business Park, Bulls Copse Road, Totton SO40 9LR Data via plota.co.uk

25/11094 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Installation of an internal mezzanine; addition of plant equipment; associated development, including exeternal louvres and fenced compounds Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Dec 2025
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Consultation
10 Dec 2025
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Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 31

Decision & officer reports 17

PDF MINOR AMENDMENT RECOMMENDATION SHEET Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF MINOR AMENDMENT APPROVAL Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 17 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NMA - APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NMA - GRANTED CIL FORM Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NMA - SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-M1-DR-A-2103-S3-P5 NMA - PROPOSED MEZZANINE FLOOR Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2003-S4-P8 NMA - PROPOSED SITE PLAN Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF NMA -COVERING LETTER/DESIGN STATEMENT Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-M1-DR-A-2103-S3-P5 NMA - SITE LOCATION PLAN Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2002-S4-P4 NMA - APPROVED PLAN Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 252088-ECE-ZZ-XX-RP-C-0001_PL4. NMA - FLOOD RISK & DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2002-S4-P4 NMA - APPROVED PLAN Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2007-S3-P5 NMA - PROPOSED EXTERNAL DETAILS 2 OF 2 Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2102-S3-P5 NMA - PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2006-S3-P5 NMA - PRPOPOSED EXTERNAL DETAILS 1 OF 2 Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF 8056-SMR-00-ZZ-DR-A-2005-S3-P6 NMA - PROPOSED BUILDING ELEVATIONS Post Decision & Conditions Monitoring · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decisions · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Article 4 direction
Hovercraft in the Solent. 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National park 249 m away: New Forest; Inside the Totton 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 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 1

Last sold for £325,000 in November 2016. Other property, leasehold.

21 November 2016£325,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area11,982 m² (128,973 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseStorage or Distribution
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SO40 9LR
Received
9 Dec 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
Totton South
Parish
Totton and Eling
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Subject to Conditions
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Firstplan Ltd
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 86 days from validation, 34 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 52 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
472decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14538382
Planning Portal ref
PP-14538382
Consultation
10 Dec 2025
Comments by
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.