The Old Rectory, LYNDHURST ROAD, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7FY Data via plota.co.uk

Consultation Period 26/01093CONS - Trees - Conservation Area
Trees & landscaping
Council
New Forest (Park) 3.3/10
Date received
1 Oct 2026
Date validated
1 Oct 2026
Postcode
SO43 7FY
Type
Trees - Conservation Area

Description

Fell 1 x Chestnut tree (T1 on the plan) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from New Forest (Park)'s recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 8 of the 56-day target. New Forest (Park) usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 28.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Site constraints 9

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Rectory, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 Central (South) 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.
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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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 290 m away: The New Forest
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 about 290 m away: The New Forest SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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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
Fell 1 x Multi stem Lawson Cypress tree
24/00881CONS
2021 Approved
Prune 1 x Cedar tree Prune 1 x Conifer tree Coppice 1 x group of Laurels (exempt - for in…
CONS/21/0648
2020 Approved
Fell 2 x Ash trees: DD - Dying/decline - Severe Dieback Disease.
CONS/20/0463
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
4, CONGLETON CLOSE, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7GS
Replacement wall; demolish existing wall (Application for a Non-Material Amendment to pla…
25/00585NMA
2025 Approved
4, CONGLETON CLOSE, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7GS
Fell 1 x Cherry tree (Prunus Serrulata)
25/00421CONS
2024 Approved
4, CONGLETON CLOSE, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7GS
Replacement wall; demolish existing wall
24/01046FULL
2024 Approved
4, CONGLETON CLOSE, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7GS
Fell 1 x group of Conifer trees
24/00457CONS
2021 Approved
4 CONGLETON CLOSE, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7GS
Single storey extensions
21/00929
2016 Approved
THE OLD COTTAGE, LYNDHURST ROAD, MINSTEAD, LYNDHURST, SO43 7FY
Swimming pool and decking surround; fence and gate
16/00301
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings