Land Adjacent 18 to 20 South Street Centre, South Street, Hythe, SO45 6EB (Nb: Subject to Legal Agreement) Data via plota.co.uk

25/10717 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

3-storey block of 6 flats, parking, landscaping; demolition of existing storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2025
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Validated
5 Aug 2025
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Consultation
6 Aug 2025
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Approved
3 Dec 2025

Approved on 3 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Nov 2026

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special protection area 245 m away: Solent & Southampton Water
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 245 m away: Hythe to Calshot Marshes SSSI; Conservation area 40 m away: Hythe; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; National infrastructure project 795 m away: Solent Gateway 2, at pre-application; Inside the Hythe and Dibden Purlieu built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 5 November 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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SO45 6EB
Received
4 Aug 2025
Validated
5 Aug 2025
Ward
Hythe Central
Parish
Hythe and Dibden
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Subject to Conditions
Decision date
3 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Studio Four Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 67 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 53 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

67%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
739decided 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

1comment received
1 objecting

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Nov 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14210589
Planning Portal ref
PP-14210589
Consultation
6 Aug 2025
Comments by
5 Sept 2025
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