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56 Downs Park Avenue, Eling, Totton SO40 9GX

26/10071Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 13 March 2026

Council decision: Granted Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)4 conditions

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

Proposal

Change materials of apex wall to the front elevation and dormer walls from render to grey cladding; change the round window to the front elevation to grey rectangle window; increase the length of the dormer towards the rear of the house; change slate tiles to grey concrete

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Marchwood & Eling
Agent
DWG Plans Ltd
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated23 Jan
  3. Consult.25 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 56 DOWNS PARK AVENUE, ELING, TOTTON SO40 9GX. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 31 applications across Marchwood & Eling. 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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Application details

Postcode
SO40 9GX
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Totton and Eling

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 January 2026
Consultation expiry
25 February 2026
Consultation start
27 January 2026
Consultation end
25 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
DWG Plans Ltd
Architect profile
DWG PLANS LIMITED
Agent address
35 Cranmer Drive, Nursling, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 0TD

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14641688
Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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