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The Barn, Midgham Road, Fordingbridge SP6 3BX

23/10084Prior Approval from Agri. to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 21 March 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval refusedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of use of barn to dwelling house (Prior Approval Application)

Received
27 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated27 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Mar

Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at THE BARN, MIDGHAM ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 3BX. New Forest (District) has handled 836 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde. We hold 1,267 applications in total for the SP6 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
SP6 3BX
Application type
Prior Approval from Agri. to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Fordingbridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 January 2023
Consultation expiry
23 February 2023
Consultation start
30 January 2023
Consultation end
23 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Meadowside Barn, Slab Lane, Woodfalls, SP5 2NE

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11882170
Documents
15

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: River Avon SACApplies 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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