Sandy Balls Holiday Village Sandy Balls Estate Godshill Fordingbridge SP6 2JZ Data via plota.co.uk
26/00033CONS - Trees - Conservation Area
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Proposal
Prune mixed tree species as highlighted in tree survey report Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Validated
14 Jan 2026
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Approved
9 Feb 2026
Approved on 9 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
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.
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Public footpath 19 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; 1 listed building within 150 m; Special area of conservation 493 m away: River Avon; SSSI 493 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI; Inside the Godshill (New Forest) 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 scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 2JZ
- Received
- 12 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Parish
- Godshill Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Decision date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Active Tree Care Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one26d
Council28d
UK36d
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
459decided 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
- Comments by
- 8 Feb 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
13 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Croft Cottage, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Application for Approval pursuant to Regulations 75 - 78 of the Conservation of Habitats…
2025
Approved
Fig Cottage, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Prune 1 x Red Oak tree (T1 on the plan) Prune 1 x Acer Tree (T2 on the plan)
2025
Approved
Croft Cottage, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Application for Approval pursuant to Regulations 75 - 78 of the Conservation of Habitats…
2024
Approved
Croft Cottage, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Application for Approval pursuant to Regulations 75 - 78 of the Conservation of Habitats…
2023
Approved
Croft Cottage, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Application for Approval pursuant to Regulations 75 - 78 of the Conservation of Habitats…
2022
Approved
SANDY BALLS HOLIDAY CENTRE, SANDY BALLS ESTATE, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2JZ
TPO Number: TPO/0054/17 1. To carry out all tree works listed in the 'Preliminary Managem…
2021
Approved
FIG COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Fell 1 x Elm tree: Tree is showing signs of dieback and is too close to the tree next to…
2020
Approved
STREET COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Outbuilding; demolition 2No. outbuildings
2020
Approved
FIG COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Prune 1 x Oak tree: Reduce for more light.
2020
Approved
FIG COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Fell 1 x Ash tree Prune 2 x Ash trees: Fell as poorly pruned and allow a maple to grow Pr…
2020
Approved
FIG COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
TPO Number: 31/91 Fell 1 x Ash tree: SCDL - Safety concerns due to defect and location DD…
2019
Approved
STREET COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Prune 1 x Ash tree Prune 1 x Holly tree: Arboricultural maintenance
2019
Approved
CROFT COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, GODSHILL, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 2LE
Fell 2 x Himalayan Birch trees Fell 2 x Scots Pine trees Coppice 20 Silver Birch trees: A…
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.
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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
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