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Hobbs The Printers Ltd, Brunel Road, Totton SO40 3WX

15/11680Prior Approval install/replace Solar PVApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 18 January 2016

Council decision: Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Solar pv panels (Prior Approval Application)

Received
19 November 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Totton North
Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.25 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided18 Jan

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at HOBBS THE PRINTERS LTD, BRUNEL ROAD, TOTTON SO40 3WX. New Forest (District) has handled 836 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Totton North. We hold 2,131 applications in total for the SO40 postcode area.

80% of outline applications at New Forest District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO40 3WX
Application type
Prior Approval install/replace Solar PV
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Totton and Eling

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 November 2015
Consultation expiry
25 December 2015
Consultation start
1 December 2015
Consultation end
25 December 2015

Applicant and agent

Agent
Savills (UK) Ltd
Agent address
Wessex House, Priors Walk, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1PB

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: New Forest (District)

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