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26/00519LDCP - Lawful Development Certificate Proposed Approved

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for Proposed installation of 2no. switch room buildings (132kV GIS Building & 33kV GIS Building) to include external access stairs, maintenance platforms and associated plant; extension of site to accommodate 1no. switch building; 3no. transformers (A1MT, A2MT & A3MT) ; 3no. Earthing auxiliary transformers (C3TET, C3TET, C1TET); 3no. Earth resistors (C1LR, C3LR, C2LR); 2.4m high standard palisade security fencing… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Approved
25 Aug 2026

Approved on 25 Aug 2026 · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Aerodrome safeguarding zone
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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Aerodrome safeguarding zoneCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Tiptoe built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Lawful Development Certificate Proposed
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Parish
Sway Parish Council, Hordle Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Planning Permission Required
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Dalcour Maclaren

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 29 days faster than New Forest (Park)'s median of 56 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 100% of lawful development certificates here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
33decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by New Forest (Park) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (Park) decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14916644
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