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West Wellow Service Station, Romsey Road, Ower, Copythorne SO51 6GF

25/10957Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 15 December 2025

Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of 4no. EVC bays with associated infrastructure and 6no. new car parking spaces

Received
21 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley M
Agent
Rapleys LLP
  1. Received21 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Dec
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at WEST WELLOW SERVICE STATION, ROMSEY ROAD, OWER, COPYTHORNE SO51 6GF. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley M. We hold 1,524 applications in total for the SO51 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
SO51 6GF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Copythorne

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2025
Consultation expiry
11 December 2025
Consultation start
23 October 2025
Consultation end
11 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Rapleys LLP
Agent address
York House, York Street, Manchester, M2 3BB

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14425300
Documents
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
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

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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.

© 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.

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Source: New Forest (District)

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