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Clarks Almshouses, Clarks Close, Ringwood BH24 1LQ

26/10044Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

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

Proposal

Installation of new community heating system, reorganisation of existing external stores to allow for new boiler room, storage & mobility store, replacement roof covering, new flues and chimney, new enslosure for incoming supplies & assocaited works

Received
14 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ringwood South
Agent
Sheerin Bettle Architecture
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at CLARKS ALMSHOUSES, CLARKS CLOSE, RINGWOOD BH24 1LQ. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Ringwood conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Ringwood South. We hold 1,967 applications in total for the BH24 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
BH24 1LQ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ringwood

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
20 February 2026
Consultation start
19 January 2026
Consultation end
20 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Sheerin Bettle Architecture
Agent address
The Studio, 31 Crow Lane, Ringwood, BH24 3DZ

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14600857
Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ringwood
  • Listed building: Grade II: Clark'S AlmshousesOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    14 Jan

    Installation of new community heating system, reorganisation of existing external stores to allow for new…

    This applicationApprovedFull26/10044
  2. 2026
    14 Jan

    Installation of new community heating system, reorganisation of existing external stores to allow for new…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside26/10045

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