Ringwood Town & Country Experience, Salisbury Road, Ringwood BH24 3PA Data via plota.co.uk

26/10189 - Full Planning Permission Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of part of former Ringwood Town and Country Experience museum building into store and workshop area for Ringwood ToolAid charity, no external alterations required (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Validated
19 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 21 Dec 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 4

PDF AIR QUALITY STATEMENT Submitted Applications · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY REPORT Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING & DESIGN STATEMENT Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Submitted Applications · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
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
Special area of conservation 337 m away: River Avon; SSSI 337 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI; Inside the Ringwood built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
New Forest (District)
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH24 3PA
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Ringwood North & Ellingham
Parish
Ringwood
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. New Forest (District) usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14727682
Planning Portal ref
PP-14727682
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
13 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
GOULDINGS FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Siting of a mobile home for use as a temporary rural workers dwelling (Retrospective)
25/10120
2025
GOULDINGS FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Siting of a mobile home for use as a temporary rural workers dwelling (Retrospective)
25/10120
2024 Approved
HURST OLD FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3PA
Installation of 4 arrays of 8 solar photovoltaic panels in field northwest of domestic cu…
24/10399
2024 Approved
AVON VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, RINGWOOD TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCE, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Variation of condition 5 of application 22/11342 to allow change in occupier/trader
24/10104
2022 Withdrawn
GOULDINGS FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Siting of a 3 bedroom mobile home for use as a temporary rural workers dwelling
22/11233
2022 Withdrawn
GOULDINGS FARM, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Siting of a 3 bedroom mobile home for use as a temporary rural workers dwelling
22/11233
2022 Approved
AVON VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, RINGWOOD TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCE, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Change of use of (part of) a building previously used as a museum (use class F1(c) into a…
22/11342
2022 Approved
AVON VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, RINGWOOD TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCE, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Change of use of (part of) a building previously used as a museum (use class F1(c) into a…
22/11342
2022 Approved
LATIFA, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Additional storey upward extension (Prior Approval Application)
22/11200
2022 Approved
LATIFA, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Additional storey upward extension (Prior Approval Application)
22/11200
2022
RINGWOOD TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCE, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3PA
Change of use from vacant museum (F1) to a pet shop 'Forest Pet Supplies' with retail (E)…
ENQ/22/20336/EBUS
2022
RINGWOOD TOWN AND COUNTRY EXPERIENCE, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3PA
Change of use from vacant museum (F1) to a pet shop 'Forest Pet Supplies' with retail (E)…
ENQ/22/20336/EBUS
2021 Withdrawn
LATIFA, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Raise roof height, dormers and roof lights in assoication with new first floor; juliet ba…
21/11584
2022 Refused
BLASHFORD COTTAGE, SALISBURY ROAD, BLASHFORD, ELLINGHAM, HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY BH24 3PA
New storage workshop barn (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required…
22/10242
2022 Refused
BLASHFORD COTTAGE, SALISBURY ROAD, BLASHFORD, ELLINGHAM, HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY BH24 3PA
New storage workshop barn (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required…
22/10242
2022 Approved
BLASHFORD COTTAGE, SALISBURY ROAD, BLASHFORD, ELLINGHAM, HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY BH24 3PA
Single-storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not requi…
22/10105
2022 Approved
BLASHFORD COTTAGE, SALISBURY ROAD, BLASHFORD, ELLINGHAM, HARBRIDGE & IBSLEY BH24 3PA
Single-storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not requi…
22/10105
2020 Approved
LITTLE HURST, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Single-storey rear extension
20/10337
2020 Withdrawn
LITTLE HURST, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Single-storey rear extension
20/10207
2018 Approved
LATIFA, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Removal of condition 4 of Planning Permission XX/RFR/16673 (Agricultural Occupancy)
18/10253
2018 Approved
LATIFA, SALISBURY ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 3PA
Removal of condition 4 of Planning Permission XX/RFR/16673 (Agricultural Occupancy)
18/10253
New Forest (District)
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#29 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings