New House, Market Place, 1-3 Strides Lane, Ringwood BH24 1ER (Nb: Proposed Legal Agreement) Data via plota.co.uk

25/10736 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of existing first and second floor office to 6 no. residential flats; conversion of existing rear building at 1?3 Strides Lane to form 1 no. dwelling, with associated parking court, secure cycle/bin storage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2025
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Validated
27 Aug 2025
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Consultation
1 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 12 Mar 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 427.

The consultation period closed on 26 Sept 2025.

Documents 27

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
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.
Ringwood conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special protection area 99 m away: River Avon
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
25 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: St Marys Fish Bar, Grade II, 11 m away · 2 Grade II*, 23 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 99 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Ringwood built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 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.

Building

Floor area240 m² (2,583 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 90)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH24 1ER
Received
7 Aug 2025
Validated
27 Aug 2025
Ward
Ringwood South
Parish
Ringwood
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Talis Surveying Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 427, past the statutory target. 84% of full applications in New Forest (District) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 427371 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
638decided 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

1comment received
1 neutral

28 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14231374
Planning Portal ref
PP-14231374
Consultation
1 Sept 2025
Comments by
26 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
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
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.