20 Solent Avenue, Lymington SO41 3SD Data via plota.co.uk

26/10626 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replacement rear extension; revised front porch; rear extension replacement garage; fenestration changes; Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special protection area 317 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 317 m away: North Solent SSSI; Conservation area 58 m away: Kings Saltern; 1 listed building within 150 m; National park 317 m away: New Forest; Inside the Lymington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SO41 3SD
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Lymington
Parish
Lymington and Pennington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted Subject to Conditions
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Morgan Building Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than New Forest (District)'s median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
53decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 neutral

67% object · below the UK average of 75%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15063687
Consultation
7 Jul 2026
Comments by
31 Jul 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