120 Station Road, New Milton BH25 6LL Data via plota.co.uk

26/10810 - PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwelling Registered

Proposal

Use of first and second floor offices as x1no flat. (Prior Approval Application) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
28 Aug 2026
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from New Forest (District)'s recent changes of use. Comments are open until 25 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 2

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
Inside the New Milton 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
PA Commercial/Busine/Service to dwelling
Postcode
BH25 6LL
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Milton
Parish
New Milton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. New Forest (District) usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
39decided 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 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15171116
Consultation
1 Sept 2026
Comments by
25 Sept 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