Pennington County Infant School, Priestlands Road, Pennington, Lymington SO41 8HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/10855 - Application by Hampshire County Council Decided
Schools, care & community

Proposal

External works, including a slightly widened vehicular site entrance, a new pupil drop-off and pick up loop, staff and visitor parking, replacement boundary fencing, footpaths and provision of a new MUGA to the junior school Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from recent other across the UK.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SITE LOCATION PLAN Submitted Applications · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTATION COPY WITH LINKS TO DOCUMENTS Submitted Applications · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF APPLICATION FROM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Gurney Dixon Centre Priestlands (Now Part of the Gurney Dixon Centre), Grade II, 40 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National park 303 m away: New Forest; SSSI 453 m away: The New Forest SSSI; National infrastructure project 1991 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 (District)
Application type
Application by Hampshire County Council
Postcode
SO41 8HX
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Pennington
Parish
Lymington and Pennington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hampshire County Council

Decision outlook

Day 55, past New Forest (District)'s usual 50 days for other. 87% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Dec 2026.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,189decided in the last year

Plota live figures for other decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent other in New Forest (District) to go on. New Forest (District) decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved
Retrospective application for permanent retention of pre-school building
18/11459
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
18 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Front extension with pitched roof
25/11106
2025 Approved
18 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Front extension with pitched roof
25/11106
2021 Approved
4 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Roof alterations to include rear dormer in association with new second floor
21/11550
2020 Approved
3 BROOKLAND CLOSE, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8JE
Single-storey rear extension
20/11071
2018 Approved
Pennington County Infant School, Priestlands Road, Pennington SO41 8HX
Retrospective application for permanent retention of pre-school building
HCC/2018/0864
2018 Approved
Pennington County Infant School, Priestlands Road, Pennington SO41 8HX
Retrospective application for permanent retention of pre-school building
18/11459
2017 Approved
18 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Two-storey rear extension; dormer & rooflights in association with first floor extension…
17/10307
2017 Approved
18 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Single-storey side extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not requi…
17/10312
2016 Refused
18 PRIESTLANDS ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HY
Two-storey side and rear extensions; dormers; fenestration alterations; rooflights
16/11644
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings