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Moortown Farm, Hampshire Hatches Lane, Moortown, Ringwood BH24 3AT

26/10194Lawful Development Certificate existingRefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 18 June 2026

Council decision: Was Not Lawful

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

Proposal

Confirmation that the shipping container is a building (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an e...

Received
25 February 2026
Ward
Ringwood South
  1. Received25 Feb
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided18 Jun

Decided in 100 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at MOORTOWN FARM, HAMPSHIRE HATCHES LANE, MOORTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3AT. New Forest (District) has handled 70 applications of this type. This one was decided in 100 days, 6 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. There have been 6 other applications 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.

71% of amendment 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
BH24 3AT
Application type
Lawful Development Certificate existing
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ringwood

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
10 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026
Target decision date
5 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Stags
Agent address
21, Southernhay West, Exeter, Devon, Mr, EX1 1PR

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14729090
Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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

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
    12 Mar

    To stack shipping containers and any other form of commercial storage in the yard area without limitation on…

    RefusedLawful Development Certificate proposedFiled alongside26/10247
  2. 2026
    10 Mar

    Confirmation that the shipping container is a building (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an e...

    This applicationRefusedAmendment26/10194

Source: New Forest (District)

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