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Lorraine, Cooks Lane, Calmore, Totton SO40 2RU

24/10960Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 28 January 2025

3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of 10no flats for the over 50s; demolish existing bungalow

Received
30 October 2024
Ward
Totton North
Agent
New Forest Architectural Services
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated28 Nov
  3. Consult.3 Jan
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at LORRAINE, COOKS LANE, CALMORE, TOTTON SO40 2RU. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 90 days, 5 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 30 applications across Totton North. 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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Why it was refused

  1. Due to its design, scale, appearance and layout, the scheme would fail to respond positively to the context of buildings around it, would be unduly prominent and intrusive in the respective streetscenes and would fail to preserve the character and distinctiveness of the area, contrary to Policy ENV3 and STR 1 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 1: Planning Strategy 2020.
  2. Due to the scale of the building and layout of the site, the combined extent of plot coverage from parking and building, the proximity of habitable rooms to the edge of the site and the lack of an appropriate landscape setting or external amenity space, the scheme is considered to be an overdevelopment of the site that would fail to meet the reasonable amenity needs of residents, contrary to Policy ENV3 of the New Forest District Local Plan Part 1: Planning Strategy 2020.
  3. Due to the position of the proposed parking spaces and the extent of hard surfacing, the scheme would have a detrimental impact on the tree canopy and root zones of the protected Oak Tree (T1); in addition, the potential requirements for drainage of surface water and location of soakaways within the tree root protection zones would be detrimental to the health and public amenity value of protected trees and their contribution to the character of the area. Furthermore, the majority of the parking would be below tree canopies, placing vehicles at risk of damage from falling debris, leaf litter and sap, resulting in unacceptable pressure to permit future pruning or removal of these important trees to preserve the amenity of residents.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
SO40 2RU
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
10
Parish
Totton and Eling

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 November 2024
Consultation expiry
3 January 2025
Consultation start
4 December 2024
Consultation end
3 January 2025
Target decision date
27 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
New Forest Architectural Services
Agent address
21a High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7BB

Appeal history

3367923
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 November 2025Dev Type: Major dwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13520506
Documents
35

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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