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Bracken Hill, Highwood, Ringwood, BH24 3LZ

26/00715CONSTrees - Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 3 August 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Prune 2 x groups of mixed tree species

Received
1 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Council
New Forest (Park)
  1. Received1 Jul
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.28 Jul
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided3 Aug

Decided in 31 days (council typically 35)

About this application

This is a tree application at BRACKEN HILL, HIGHWOOD, RINGWOOD, BH24 3LZ. New Forest (Park) has handled 1,402 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days. The site is in the Western Escarpment conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,967 applications in total for the BH24 postcode area.

100% of trees 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
BH24 3LZ
Application type
Trees - Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ellingham Harbridge and Ibsley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2026
Consultation expiry
28 July 2026
Consultation end
28 July 2026
Target decision date
11 August 2026
Application expires
28 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
James Palmer
Statutory period
41 days

Publicity

First advertised
1 July 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15053831
UPRN
100060498607
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Western Escarpment
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4 Direction Np New Forest Campsite+2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies 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

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© 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.

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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 (Park)

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