1 Lockerley Close, Lymington SO41 8ER
Refused on 5 January 2026
Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Alterations to reduce height of existing boundary fence
- Received
- 4 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- New Forest District Council
- Ward
- Lymington
- ReceivedReceived4 Sep
- ValidatedValidated10 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at 1 LOCKERLEY CLOSE, LYMINGTON SO41 8ER. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 123 days, 10 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Lymington. 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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Why it was refused
- By reason of its length, height, materials, siting and prominent position adjacent to the highway and prominent corner location, the proposed fence would create a harsh and stark boundary feature that would be an intrusive element with a harmful visual impact which would be out of keeping with the streetscene and detract from the character of the area. As such, the proposed development would be contrary to Policy ENV3 of the Local Plan Part 1: Planning Strategy for the New Forest outside of the New Forest National Park, and the provisions of the Lymington Local Distinctiveness SPD (2011).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- SO41 8ER
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lymington and Pennington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 12 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 December 2025
Appeal
- Appeal reference
- D/24/3346960
Additional information
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
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.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202410 Dec
Two-storey side extension; single-storey side extension; new dormer windows; new glazing and obscured…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/11095 - 202429 Jul
First floor front extension; Roof extension and replacement dormers; 2 no rooflights and fenestration…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission24/10688 - 202427 Feb
Two-storey side extension; modifications to the external appearance of the dwelling
PendingHouseholderENQ/24/20077/EHH - 202412 Feb
Boundary fence (Retrospective)
RefusedFull Planning Permission24/10122
Source: New Forest (District)
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