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Spot In The Woods, 174 Woodlands Road, Woodlands, Southampton SO40 7GL

24/00919FULLFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 20 May 2025

Council decision: Grant Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of existing building from C1 hotel to C3 residential; installation of balustrading to existing first-floor terraces; removal of faux mono-pitched roof

Received
5 August 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Council
New Forest (Park)
  1. Received5 Aug
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 215 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Spot In The Woods, 174 Woodlands Road, Woodlands, Southampton SO40 7GL. New Forest (Park) has handled 1,252 applications of this type. This one was decided in 288 days, 36 weeks longer than New Forest (Park)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Forest North East conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,131 applications in total for the SO40 postcode area.

93% of full applications at New Forest (Park) were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 5 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
SO40 7GL
Application type
Full Application
Development type
Hot food take-away
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Netley Marsh Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2024
Consultation expiry
21 November 2024
Consultation end
21 November 2024
Target decision date
12 December 2024
Application expires
21 November 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

First advertised
17 October 2024
Site notice start
17 October 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13257021
UPRN
10007448354
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Forest North East
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Campsite+2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Wat…Applies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National park: New Forest
  • SSSI: The New Forest SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: The New ForestPart of the site
  • Special Protection Area: New ForestPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: New ForestPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (16)

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 Landscapes, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    25 Aug

    Application to discharge conditions 3 & 4 of planning permission 24/00919FULL

    PendingDischarge of conditions25/00933DOC
  2. 2024
    5 Aug

    Change of use of existing building from C1 hotel to C3 residential; installation of balustrading to existing…

    This applicationApprovedFull24/00919FULL

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