1 Central Stores, Old Romsey Road, Cadnam, Hampshire, SO40 2NP

26/00626FULLFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 26 October 2026

Council decision: Grant Subject to Conditions

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor to residential (Use Class C3)

Received: 2 June 2026
Council: New Forest (Park)

ReceivedReceived2 Jun
ValidatedValidated18 Sep
Consult.Consultation15 Oct
TargetTarget Date5 Nov
DecidedDecided26 Oct

Decided in 38 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 1 Central Stores, Old Romsey Road, Cadnam, Hampshire, SO40 2NP. New Forest (Park) has handled 51 applications of this type. This one was decided in 46 days, 11 days longer than New Forest (Park)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Forest Central North conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,131 applications in total for the SO40 postcode area.

92% 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 2NP
Application type: Full Application
Parish: Copythorne Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 September 2026
Consultation end: 15 October 2026
Target decision date: 5 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Carly Cochrane

Additional information

Documents: 14

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: Forest Central (North)
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
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: New Forest (Park)

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