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We are responsible for planning permission for new and existing properties that are within the New Forest district.

Prior to building a new property or making changes to an existing property, you must apply to us for planning permission. We also provide guidance for householders, businesses and developers.

We have an interactive map available where you can view information relating to your property including Planning Constraints.

We have just started a review of our local plan. Find out how you can get involved.

View or comment on a planning application

Find planning applications, follow their progress and submit comments.

Pre-application planning advice

  1. Duty planner service
  2. Timescales for pre application advice
  3. Cost for pre application advice

Submit a planning application

Apply for planning permission when you are building or changing a property.
  1. Deciding planning applications
  2. Local checklists for planning applications
  3. Amendments to a planning permission
  4. Planning application fees
  5. Planning conditions
  6. What to submit with an application

Planning guidance for householders

Advice for householders making changes to their homes.
  1. Pre-application planning advice
  2. Permitted development rights for householders
  3. Development affecting European nature conservation areas
  4. Nutrient neutral development
  5. Energy efficiency planning advice
  6. Community Infrastructure Levy

Planning guidance for businesses

Advice for a business making changes to its property.
  1. Solent Freeport
  2. Pre-application planning advice
  3. Permitted development rights for businesses
  4. Pop up campsites in the forest

Planning guidance for developers

Advice for developers making changes to a property or creating new properties.
  1. Pre-application planning advice
  2. Submit a planning application
  3. Deciding planning applications
  4. Development affecting European nature conservation areas
  5. Nutrient neutral development
  6. Monitoring charges for legal agreements
  7. Developer Contributions Information
  8. Permitted development rights for developers
  9. Permission in principle

Infrastructure

Guidance on CIL, developer contributions and our infrastructure delivery plan
  1. Developer Contributions Information
  2. Development affecting European nature conservation areas
  3. Nutrient neutral development
  4. Implementing affordable housing policy

Planning policy

The Local Development Framework is the basis for decisions on planning applications.
  1. Development Plan
  2. Planning policy guidance
  3. Neighbourhood planning
  4. Local Development Scheme
  5. Statement of Community Involvement
  6. Monitoring Report
  7. Brownfield land register
  8. Housing Delivery Test
  9. Self-build and custom housebuilding register

Report a breach of planning control

  1. Local Enforcement Plan

Land Charges

Trees and hedges

Guidance for trees on council land, make a high hedge complaint, and Tree Preservation Orders.
  1. Tree work applications
  2. Tree Preservation Orders
  3. Trees in conservation areas
  4. Trees on council land

Conservation areas and listed buildings

Owners and developers are largely responsible for conservation areas.
  1. Conservation areas
  2. Listed buildings
  3. Planning controls in a conservation area
  4. Historic parks, gardens and scheduled monuments

Call for Sites

The Call for Sites is an opportunity for landowners, development interests and communities to suggest possible sites that may be suitable for development or that could be used more productively or beneficially

Strategic Sites Progress

  1. Strategic Site 1: Land to the north of Totton
  2. Strategic Site 2: Land south of Bury Road, Marchwood
  3. Strategic Site 3: Land at Cork's Farm, Marchwood
  4. Strategic Site 4: The former Fawley Power Station

Recreational Mitigation Programme

To help relieve the pressure on these sensitive areas we are improving alternative, local facilities for dog walking and other activities.
  1. Bird Aware Solent
  2. Green Way
  3. Management of Green Way sites
  4. Project delivery

Response to National Planning Policy Framework consultation

The Council's response to the recent National Planning Policy Framework consultation in 2024.

CIL bids and expenditure

Information on how to bid for an allocation of CIL

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