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Land west of CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, DOWNTON, NEW MILTON

24/11099Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 22 May 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Proposal

The installation and operation of a mini battery storage unit and ancillary infrastructure

Received
11 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barton & Becton
Agent
Clive Fagg Planning
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.14 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 127 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land west of CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, DOWNTON, NEW MILTON. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 15 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 52 applications across Barton & Becton.

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

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
New Milton

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2025
Consultation expiry
14 February 2025
Consultation start
21 January 2025
Consultation end
14 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Clive Fagg Planning
Agent address
9 Dairy Lane, Melton Mowbray, LE14 4JW

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13631400
Documents
25

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.

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