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Lamb Inn, 2 Hightown Road, Ringwood BH24 1NW

26/10095Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 19 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 conditions2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Redevelopment and conversion of public house with associated demolition and rebuild/replacement to create 6 dwellings - 2no. 2-bed ; 3no. 1-bed flats; 1no. 3-bed townhouse; demolition of existing commercial and storage premises at the rear and replacement with new detached commercial unit with 1no.1-bed flat above; associated parking, cycle storage & landscaping.

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Ward
Ringwood South
Agent
Bob Hull Planning
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 252 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at LAMB INN, 2 HIGHTOWN ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 1NW. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 262 days, 29 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Ringwood conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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).

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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of the design of the proposed 'shopfront' entrance to the replacement 87, Christchurch Road and the design and massing of the replacement building at 4, Hightown Road incorporating features which are not typical of this part of the conservation area, the proposal would not be contextually appropriate in its setting and would be harmful to the character and appearance of Ringwood Conservation Area. This is compounded by the harm to the adjacent non-designated heritage asset in Hightown Road which would not be better revealed as a result of the development. The proposal is therefore contrary to policies ENV3 of the Local Plan Part 1, DM1 of the Local Plan Part 2 and National Decision Making Policies DP3, HE7 and HE9 of the NPPF.
  2. The recreational and air quality impacts of the proposed development on the New Forest Special Area of Conservation, the New Forest Special Protection Area and the New Forest Ramsar site would not be adequately mitigated and the proposed development would therefore be likely to unacceptably increase recreational pressures on these sensitive European nature conservation sites, contrary to Policy ENV1 of the Local Plan 2016-2036 Part One: Planning Strategy and the Council’s Supplementary Planning Document “Mitigation for Recreational Impacts on New Forest European Sites”.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Consultation start
11 February 2026
Consultation end
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bob Hull Planning
Agent address
Bob Hull Planning, 5 Britannia Place, Station Street, Lymington, SO41 3BA

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14606235
Documents
55

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
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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.

Source: New Forest (District)

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