Forest Farm, Barnes Lane, Milford-on-Sea SO41 0RR Data via plota.co.uk
25/11153 - Full Planning Permission
Refused
Proposal
Change of use of land for use as storage - open storage,shipping containers and vehicles. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Validated
9 Jan 2026
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Consultation
12 Jan 2026
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Refused
9 Apr 2026
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Appeal allowed
13 Aug 2026
Refused on 9 Apr 2026 · Development Control Committee · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by New Forest (District) Planning Committee on 8 Apr 2026.
Refused
- Officers advised refusal because the storage would harm Green Belt openness and rural character without very special circumstances.
- Seven representations supported the proposal, citing farming, low traffic, limited noise and no landscape or visual harm.
- The committee refused the retrospective application; the reasons were those set out in the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of New Forest (District)'s committee minutes, New Forest (District) Planning Committee minutes, 8 April 2026 .
Documents 29
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 3
Other documents 19
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APPEAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Appeals Processing · 26 May 2026
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GROUNDS OF APPEAL - APPENDIX 1
Appeals · 13 May 2026
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GROUNDS OF APPEAL
Appeals · 13 May 2026
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OFFICERS REPORT
Reports · 1 Apr 2026
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OFFICERS REPORT
Reports · 4 Mar 2026
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EXTENSION OF TIME
Applications Processing · 17 Feb 2026
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Refused_BUSINESS HISTORY AND SUMMARY REVA_REDACTED.
Submitted Applications · 9 Jan 2026
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Refused_NFDC COVERING LETTER
Submitted Applications · 23 Dec 2025
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Refused_PLANNING REPORT FINAL
Submitted Applications · 23 Dec 2025
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Refused_LANDSCAPE REPORT
Submitted Applications · 23 Dec 2025
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Site constraints 8
Green belt: South West Hampshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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 2
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) agrees.
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 infrastructure project 397 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is 397 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Local nature reserve 414 m away: Milford on Sea.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 area134 m² (1,442 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2010, 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
- SO41 0RR
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Milford & Hordle
- Parish
- Milford-On-Sea
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 13 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 9 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Development Control Committee
- Appeal
- Allowed · 13 Aug 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009575 ↗
- Applicant
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- Agent
- Acorus
How this decision compares
Decided in 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than New Forest (District)'s median of 56 for changes of use. Refused, as 40% of changes of use here are.
This one90d
Council56d
UK56d
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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14517423
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14517423
- Consultation
- 12 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 9 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 8 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
37 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Use of existing mobile home as ancillary accommodation (Lawful Development Certificate th…
2025
Approved
Use of existing mobile home as ancillary accommodation (Lawful Development Certificate th…
2025
Refused
Retention of a mobile home to be used as ancillary accommodation (Lawful Use Certificate…
2025
Refused
Retention of a mobile home to be used as ancillary accommodation (Lawful Use Certificate…
2025
Refused
Change of use of land for use as open storage (shipping containers and vehicles) (Retrosp…
2025
Refused
Change of use of land for use as open storage (shipping containers and vehicles) (Retrosp…
2025
Use of land for storage
2025
Use of land for storage
2024
Refused
Use of land for open storage, storage containers and vehicles (Lawful Use Certificate for…
2024
Approved
Removal of condition 3 of planning permission 85/NFDC/29999 to allow removal of the agric…
2023
Approved
Occupation of dwelling without compliance with occupancy condition (Lawful Use Certificat…
2023
Approved
Occupation of dwelling without compliance with occupancy condition (Lawful Use Certificat…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
VELOOD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Demolition of existing single-storey dwelling and construction of new two storey dwelling…
2025
Approved
VELOOD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Demolition of existing single-storey dwelling and construction of new two storey dwelling…
2025
Approved
BARNES MANOR HOUSE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Installation of 24 panel domestic ground mounted solar array in rear garden
2025
Approved
BARNES MANOR HOUSE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Installation of 24 panel domestic ground mounted solar array in rear garden
2025
Approved
VELOOD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Roof alterations including dormers and roof lights to facilitate creation of first floor…
2025
Approved
VELOOD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Roof alterations including dormers and roof lights to facilitate creation of first floor…
2025
Approved
RUFFORD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Garage/polytunnel (Retrospective)
2025
Approved
RUFFORD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Garage/polytunnel (Retrospective)
2025
Approved
WARREN CROFT, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey side & rear extensions, extension of garage with open car port, ev charging…
2025
Approved
WARREN CROFT, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey side & rear extensions, extension of garage with open car port, ev charging…
2024
BROADREACH, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA, LYMINGTON, SO41 0RR
Dwelling - Single-storey rear extension with dormers; Replacement & repositioning of door…
2024
FOREST FARM, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA, LYMINGTON, SO41 0RR
Retention of Mobile Home for Use as Ancillary Accommodation
2024
WARREN CROFT, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA, SO41 0RR
Proposed extensions and internal alterations to improve functionality and layout, as well…
2022
Approved
ST BERINS, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey rear extension (Lawful development certificate that permission is not requi…
2022
Approved
ST BERINS, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey rear extension (Lawful development certificate that permission is not requi…
2022
Approved
WILLOWTREE COTTAGE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Removal of existing flat roof; introduction of pitched roof including rooflights and crea…
2022
Approved
WILLOWTREE COTTAGE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Removal of existing flat roof; introduction of pitched roof including rooflights and crea…
2021
Approved
FRESHFIELD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey side extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not requi…
2021
Approved
SPINNEY COTTAGE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Construct new bay window to replace existing window on front elevation.
2020
Approved
FRESHFIELD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey side extension (Lawful Development Certificate that permission is not requi…
2017
Approved
THE OLD DAIRY, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Two Rooflights on west roofslope (retrospective)
2017
Refused
THE OLD DAIRY, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Rear dormers; single-storey extension
2017
Approved
THE OLD DAIRY, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Single-storey front extension
2016
Approved
THE OLD DAIRY, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Front and rear rooflights; fenestration alterations
2016
Approved
Land of NEWLANDS MANOR FARM, EVERTON, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Emergency standby electricity generation facility (Screening Opinion)
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.
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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
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.
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