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The Forge, Christchurch Road, Downton, Hordle SO41 0LA (Nb: Subject To Unilateral Undertaking)

24/10315Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 22 November 2024

Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

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

Proposal

Change of use of garage building from ancillary residential to a short term holiday let (Retrospective)

Received
8 April 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Milford & Hordle
Agent
ET Planning
  1. Received8 Apr
  2. Validated2 May
  3. Consult.19 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Nov

Decided in 204 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at THE FORGE, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, DOWNTON, HORDLE SO41 0LA (NB: SUBJECT TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING). New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 228 days, 25 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 97 applications across Milford & Hordle. We hold 3,090 applications in total for the SO41 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
SO41 0LA
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hordle

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 May 2024
Consultation expiry
19 June 2024
Consultation start
10 May 2024
Consultation end
19 June 2024
Committee meeting
10 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
ET Planning
Agent address
200 Dukes Ride, Crowthorne, RG45 6DS

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12952316
Documents
13

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
  • Green belt: New Forest
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, 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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