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Planning updates during the coronavirus crisis
General advice: We're continuing to process planning applications...
Design guide
The New Forest National Park Design Guide Supplementary...
Supplementary planning documents
National policy confirms planning authorities may prepare Supplementary...
Conservation information
We advise on all aspects of the historic...
Infrastructure Funding Statements
What is an Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS)? From...
Direction and Notice
The Authority has recently issued an Article 4...
Sustainability Statement
You are required to submit a Sustainability Statement...
Planning updates during the coronavirus crisis
General advice: We're continuing to process planning applications...
Development Impacts on Protected Areas
Recreational Impacts from new development on internationally designated...
Nutrient mitigation
Excessive nutrients (principally nitrogen and phosphates) in the...
Weekly tree list
Every week the New Forest National Park Authority...
Fawley Waterside planning application
The New Forest National Park Authority has resolved...
Local Plan Preparation and Examination
We started reviewing the Local Plan in summer...
Surface water drainage
All planning applications for major developments (10 dwellings...
How we will use your information
We will only use your information to investigate...
Landscape policy documents
This section contains documents relating to the landscape...
Local Enforcement Plan
Our adopted Local Enforcement Plan provides information on...
Material considerations
What are material considerations? When reviewing your comments...
Self-build web form
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Enforcement web form
Complete this form to inform our enforcement team...
Bat protection in planning
All species of bat and their breeding sites...
What powers do we have?
Listed below is a brief description of the...
Government guidance
Enforcement action is a discretionary power. Government published...
Enforcement procedures
We will investigate all complaints about breaches of...
What is a breach of planning control?
Lack of planning permission for building works or...
Supplementary planning documents
National policy confirms planning authorities may prepare Supplementary...
Self and custom build register
All relevant authorities are required by the Self-build...
Planning Policy Overview
National Planning Policy In February 2019, the Government updated its National...
Neighbourhood planning
Hythe & Dibden Neighbourhood Plan - 'made' December...
Monitoring
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires...
Minerals and waste
The New Forest National Park Authority is the...
Local plan
The planning system is a vital tool in...
Development standards
The Development Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was...
Design guide
The New Forest National Park Design Guide Supplementary...
Community involvement
All local planning authorities are required to prepare...
Brownfield sites register
What is a brownfield site / previously developed...
Planning controls in conservation areas
In addition to normal planning requirements, further controls...
Conservation area management plans
Conservation areas are 'areas of special architectural or...
List of conservation areas
The following conservation areas are wholly within in...
Conservation areas
There are 20 conservation areas in the New...
Listed buildings
Listed buildings are buildings officially defined as being...
Buildings of local interest
The local list is a list of buildings...
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