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Marchwood Military Port, Cracknore Hard, Marchwood SO40 4ZG (Nb: Subject To Legal Agreement)

21/11156Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 21 October 2022

Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

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

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
Ward
Marchwood & Eling
  1. Received10 Aug
  2. Validated10 Aug
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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