New Forest Water Park, Ringwood Road, Fordingbridge SP6 2EY Data via plota.co.uk

26/10870 - Full Planning Permission Registered
Solar & renewables

Proposal

x200 floating solar panels on the northern most lake Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
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Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 5 Nov 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent full applications. Comments are open until 9 Oct 2026.

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Documents 6

Plans & drawings 1

IMG AERIAL PLAN Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CIL FORM Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG ANCHOR EXAMPLE Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ IMG FLOATING SOLAR EXAMPLE Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Submitted Applications · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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.
Article 4 direction
Land in Avon Valley. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special area of conservation 38 m away: Avon Valley
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.
SSSI 38 m away: Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the North Gorley built-up area; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
New Forest (District)
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
SP6 2EY
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde
Parish
Fordingbridge
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. New Forest (District) usually decides full applications by day 52.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
73%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
412decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15214117
Consultation
14 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Demolish the existing briefing room, extend the ground floor adjacent to the existing tra…
24/10817
2024 Approved
Ground floor extension with terrace above for use as new briefing room; demolition of exi…
24/10120
2024
Install approximately 240 panels of floating solar in lake
ENQ/24/20167/EBUS
2018 Refused
Clubhouse and additional accommodation for fishery manager
18/11130
2018 Refused
Clubhouse and additional accommodation for fishery manager
18/11130
2016 Refused
Clubhouse with additional use for fishery manager accommodation
16/10025
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
THE STABLES, THE OAKS, RINGWOOD ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, HYDE SP6 2EY
Use of The Stables as a self-contained residential dwelling (Lawful Use Certificate for r…
21/11183
2018 Refused
CLUB HOUSE, NEW FOREST WATER PARK, RINGWOOD ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 2EY
Three-storey extension; extend side dormers; balcony; rooflights; garage/store
18/11690
2018 Refused
CLUB HOUSE, NEW FOREST WATER PARK, RINGWOOD ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 2EY
Three-storey extension; extend side dormers; balcony; rooflights; garage/store
18/11690
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings