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6 Melbury Close, Lymington SO41 9HS

26/10554Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 4 September 2026

Council decision: Granted Subject to Conditions

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

Proposal

Two-storey side and single-storey rear extension; porch and front canopy; replacement attached garage; demolition of existing conservatory; fenestration alterations, removal of chimneys & updates to boundary treatments

Received
16 June 2026
Ward
Pennington
Agent
Studio Arkell
  1. Received16 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.17 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided4 Sep

Decided in 80 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 6 MELBURY CLOSE, LYMINGTON SO41 9HS. New Forest (District) has handled 4,616 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 3 weeks longer than New Forest (District)'s typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Pennington. We hold 3,090 applications in total for the SO41 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
SO41 9HS
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lymington and Pennington

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2026
Consultation expiry
17 July 2026
Consultation start
19 June 2026
Consultation end
17 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Studio Arkell
Architect profile
STUDIO ARKELL LIMITED
Agent address
5 Castle Street, Christchurch, BH23 1DP

Planning decision

Case officer
Julie Parry

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15007496
Documents
26

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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