Forge Cottage, Bickton Lane, Bickton, Fordingbridge SP6 2HA
Approved on 4 June 2026
Council decision: Granted Subject to Conditions4 conditions
Proposal
x2no. chimney stack raised to 1.8m above thatch; extension to existing outbuilding; gravel parking area to front
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Council
- New Forest District Council
- Ward
- Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde
- Agent
- Fields of Architecture
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated2 Mar
- Consult.Consultation3 Apr
- TargetTarget Date4 Jun
- DecidedDecided4 Jun
Decided in 94 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at FORGE COTTAGE, BICKTON LANE, BICKTON, FORDINGBRIDGE SP6 2HA. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 6 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Bickton 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 Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde. We hold 1,267 applications in total for the SP6 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
- SP6 2HA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Fordingbridge
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 3 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 3 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Fields of Architecture
- Agent address
- 15 Salisbury Street, Lower Bartons, Fordingbridge, SP6 1AB
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14715809
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Bickton
- Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction 97/2+1 more
- 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, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202626 Feb
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