Marchwood Military Port, Cracknore Hard, Marchwood SO40 4ZG (Nb: Subject To Legal Agreement)
Approved on 21 October 2022
Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee
Proposal
Hybrid planning application for the development of land at Marchwood Port (existing classes B2, Class B8 and ancillary uses) for additional development to support the proposed use of the land for port and port related uses comprising: An application for full planning for the demolition of existing buildings and creation of additional hard standing (Class B2 (Industrial)/Class B8 (storage & Distribution), including ancillary offices (class E(g)) and ancillary security staff welfare and facilities; highway & railway improvements; perimeter and internal fencing; ecological enhancement areas; landscaping & infrastructure; enabling and earthwork's; lighting, utilities and associated works ( Phase 1 works and specified plots - Plots S1; Plot A1.1, Plot A1.3, Plot A1.4 Plot A1.5; Plot M2 and Plot A2 (enabling works)). Outline application for demolition of existing buildings; additional hard standing (Class B2 (Industrial)/Class B8 (Storage & Distribution), ancillary security and staff welfare & facilities; warehousing (Class B2(Industrial)/B8(storage & Distribution); circulation and access improvements; vehicle parking & servicing; lighting, plant infrastructure and associated works (Details only of access) (Remainder of the site).
- Received
- 10 August 2021
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Council
- New Forest District Council
- Ward
- Marchwood & Eling
- ReceivedReceived10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation10 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Oct
Decided in 437 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at MARCHWOOD MILITARY PORT, CRACKNORE HARD, MARCHWOOD SO40 4ZG (NB: SUBJECT TO LEGAL AGREEMENT). New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 437 days, 54 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Marchwood & Eling. We hold 2,131 applications in total for the SO40 postcode area.
94% of full 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 4ZG
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Large
- Parish
- Marchwood
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 August 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 10 September 2021
- Consultation start
- 17 August 2021
- Consultation end
- 10 September 2021
- Committee meeting
- 9 February 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Associated British Ports
- Agent address
- Ocean Gate, Atlantic Way, Southampton, SO14 3QN
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10090708
- Documents
- 739
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction 97/1+1 more
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.
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