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

26/10855 - Application by Hampshire County Council Registered

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

Received
4 Sept 2026
Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent full applications. Comments are open until 2 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 4

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.
Also on the record
National park 303 m away: New Forest; SSSI 453 m away: The New Forest SSSI; Inside the Lymington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
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 10 of the 56-day target. New Forest (District) usually decides full applications by day 52.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
338decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
7 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 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