Marden Farm, Sway Road, Pennington, Lymington, SO41 8LR Data via plota.co.uk

26/10961 - Prior Approval from Agri to Flexible Use Registered
AgriculturalChange of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural barn to flexible commercial use (Prior Approval Application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
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Validated
12 Oct 2026
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Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 7 Dec 2026 and 14 Dec 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SUPPORTING STATEMENT Submitted Applications · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Submitted Applications · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Submitted Applications · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1710 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; Inside the Lymington built-up area; Green belt about 25 m away: South West Hampshire; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Prior Approval from Agri to Flexible Use
Postcode
SO41 8LR
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
12 Oct 2026
Ward
Lymington
Parish
Lymington and Pennington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Kingston Studio

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. New Forest (District) usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15285287
Planning Portal ref
PP-15285287
Consultation
12 Oct 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Land Rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Conversion of an existing barn to a one-bedroom home, including associated external alter…
25/10538
2025 Refused
Land Rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Conversion of an existing barn to a one-bedroom home, including associated external alter…
25/10538
2025 Approved
Land rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
x2no. replacement agricultural buildings (Retrospective)
25/10537
2025 Approved
Land rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
x2no. replacement agricultural buildings (Retrospective)
25/10537
2025 Refused
Land to the rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Conversion of the existing agricultural building to a 1-bedroom residential unit; access…
25/10169
2025 Refused
Land to the rear of KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Conversion of the existing agricultural building to a 1-bedroom residential unit; access…
25/10169
2024
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Construction of pool house for existing pool to include shower/wc/changing and plant room…
24/11071
2022 Approved
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Extensions and alterations
22/11255
2022 Approved
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Extensions and alterations
22/11255
2022 Approved
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Side & rear extension; dormers; porch
22/10579
2022 Approved
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Side & rear extension; dormers; porch
22/10579
2021
TWIN WILLOWS, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 8LR
A 5.5m side extension and 1.6m rear extension to provide a bigger kitchen/ family area wi…
ENQ/21/20330/EHH
2020 Approved
BUCKLAND VINEYARD, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Change of use of agricultural land to form gardens and curtilage to residential dwelling…
20/10248
2019 Approved
ROSE FARM, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 8LR
Retention of extensions as built; balcony; alterations to doors and windows (revised desi…
19/00915
2019 Approved
BUCKLAND VINEYARD, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Building used as a single dwelling (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an existing use…
19/10979
2019 Approved
BUCKLAND VINEYARD, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Building used as a single dwelling (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an existing use…
19/10979
2019 Approved
KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Outbuilding (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
19/10186
2019 Approved
KONA, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8LR
Outbuilding (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not required for proposal)
19/10186
2016 Approved
ROSE FARM, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 8LR
Two storey side extension; first floor extension; raise roof ridge height; roof alteratio…
15/00985
2016 Withdrawn
WOODSLEE, SWAY ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON, SO41 8LR
One and two storey extensions; roof alterations; alterations to fenestration
16/00015
New Forest (District)
Planning Authority Score
7.8/10
Good
#29 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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