Home Farm, Southampton Road, Hythe SO45 5TA Data via plota.co.uk

26/10735 - Full Planning Permission Registered

Proposal

Phased development to provide 171 dwellings (Use Class C3) across four parcels (A?D), including 35% affordable housing; creation of new vehicular accesses from Southampton Road, Widecombe Drive and Challenger Way; provision of internal roads, parking, landscaping, public open space, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and associated infrastructure; provision of a new country park including publicly accessible open space, formal and informal play areas, sports pitches, Alternative Natural Recreational Greenspace (ANRG), biodiversity net gain (BNG) areas, sustainable drainage features; pedestrian and cycle connections; demolition of existing agricultural buildings at Home Farm, Claypits Lane; provision of a new car park accessed from Challenger Way; other associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

3 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

5 Aug 2026

✓

Consultation

10 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent new homes.

The consultation period closed on 4 Sept 2026.

Documents 65

Statements & assessments 39

Site constraints 8

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.

Article 4 direction

Hovercraft in the Solent. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

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.

National park 49 m away: New Forest

Outside the park; its setting can still be raised.

Landscape, scenic beauty and wildlife carry great weight, and major development is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

Also on the record

Public footpath 30 m away; National infrastructure project 80 m away: Solent Gateway 2, at pre-application; Tree preservation order 15 m away: G2; SSSI 480 m away: Hythe to Calshot Marshes SSSI.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area121 m² (1,302 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (44 out of 100), could reach A

PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: New Forest (District)
Application type: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: SO45 5TA
Received: 3 Aug 2026
Validated: 5 Aug 2026
Ward: Hythe Central
Parish: Hythe and Dibden
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 4 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show

Decision outlook

Day 65, past New Forest (District)'s usual 64 days for new homes. 66% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Nov 2026.

predicted

Day 6526 days to the 91-day target

43%decided within 8 weeks

50%approved

47decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by New Forest (District) in the last twelve months, from validation. New Forest (District) decision record →

Public comments

134comments received

127 objecting6 neutral1 supporting

95% object · above the UK average of 74%

171 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15080206
Planning Portal ref: PP-15080206
Consultation: 10 Aug 2026
Comments by: 4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved

Request for an EIA Screening Opinion Under Part 2 (6) of The Town And Country Planning (E…

25/10020 17 Feb 2025

2025 Approved

Request for an EIA Screening Opinion Under Part 2 (6) of The Town And Country Planning (E…

25/10020 17 Feb 2025

2017 Refused

Use of barn as 3 residential units (Prior Approval Application)

17/11438 12 Dec 2017

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

VINE COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, DIBDEN, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 5TA

Pollard 1 x Oak tree (T1 on the plan) Tree is T1 of TPO/7/92

23/01423TPO 21 Nov 2023

2022 Approved

DEPEDENE COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, HYTHE SO45 5TA

Construct a log cabin for use as a garden room / home office within the existing carport

22/11209 28 Nov 2022

2022 Approved

DEPEDENE COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, HYTHE SO45 5TA

Construct a log cabin for use as a garden room / home office within the existing carport

22/11209 28 Nov 2022

2022 Approved

VINE COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, DIBDEN, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 5TA

TPO Number: 7/92 Prune 1 x Oak tree: This Oak has a fungal infection so there is a requir…

TPO/22/0296 2 Aug 2022

2017 Approved

BOUNDARY OF VINE COTTAGE, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD, DIBDEN, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 5TA

TPO Number: 7/92 Prune 1 x Oak tree: To clear overhang into driveway of Vine Cottage

TPO/17/0729 16 Oct 2017

New Forest (District)

Planning Authority Score

7.8/10

Good

#29 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Home Farm, Southampton Road, Hythe SO45 5TA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 65

Statements & assessments 39

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 22

Site constraints 8

Building

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