Elmers Court Country Club, SOUTH BADDESLEY ROAD, WALHAMPTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 5ZB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01176TPO - Trees - Tree Preservation Order Consultation Period
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Prune 5 x Oak trees (Tree 55, Tree 59, Tree 63, Tree 64, Tree 66 on the plan) Fell 2 x Holm Oak trees (Tree 56 & Tree 65 on the plan) Re-Coppice group of Goat Willow (Group 57 on the plan) (conservation area protection) Removal of two lowest branches of 1 x Oak tree (Tree 58 on the plan) Fell 1 x Maritime Pine tree (Tree 60 on the plan) Prune 1 group of 3 x Oak trees (Group 61 on the plan) Prune 1 group of 2 x Oak trees (Group 62 on the plan) (Trees above are part of TPO ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Oct 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from New Forest (Park)'s recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 12 Nov 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 11

Aerodrome safeguarding zone0031/02
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.
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.
Forest South East 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 ↗
3 Article 4 directions
Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Campsite · Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Recreational Campsite · 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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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.
Special protection area 175 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 175 m away: North Solent 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.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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0031/02Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Priority habitat 12 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 21 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.

Building

Floor area2,470 m² (26,587 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 106)
UseHotels
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

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

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Important details

Council
New Forest (Park)
Application type
Trees - Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
SO41 5ZB
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Parish
Boldre Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Barrell Treecare

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. New Forest (Park) usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
634decided 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-15300884
Comments by
12 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Change of use of timeshare units to additional hotel guest bedrooms
22/00431
2022 Approved
Two storey extension to Health, Leisure & Fitness Spa building; alterations to and new do…
22/00411
2021 Approved
TPO Number: 31/02 Fell 1 x Leyland Cypress tree (Shown as T9): Root heaved suspended tree…
TPO/21/0517
2018 Approved
TPO Number: 31/02 Prune 1 x Sycamore tree: Decay on main stem and lateral branches- reduc…
TPO/18/0367
2016 Approved
Creation of two storey entrance to existing health and fitness centre; canopy; first floo…
16/00894
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 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

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.