Planning application
25/10955
BARN AT BRICKHILL COTTAGE, ROCKBOURNE ROAD, ROCKBOURNE SP6 1QG
Proposal
Change of use and fenestration alterations to agricultural building to create x1no. dwelling (Class C3) (Prior Approval Application)
As published by the council, reference 25/10955
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Oct 2025
Received by New Forest
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21 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval is refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20/11408 Granted
MISTS FARM, ROCKBOURNE ROAD, SANDLEHEATH SP6 1QG
Demolition of agricultural buildings & dwelling, with new replacement green oak framed farmhouse & ancillary accommodation, with new replacement smallholding tractor / equipment / storage barn, allowing for roof & ground mounted photovoltaic panels
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20/11408 Granted
MISTS FARM, ROCKBOURNE ROAD, SANDLEHEATH SP6 1QG
Demolition of agricultural buildings & dwelling, with new replacement green oak framed farmhouse & ancillary accommodation, with new replacement smallholding tractor / equipment / storage barn, allowing for roof & ground mounted photovoltaic panels
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26/10415 Granted
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Change of use from agricultural building to C3 dwellinghouse; associated building operations including fenestration alterations (Prior Approval)
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26/10398 Granted
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26/10531 Granted
23 BERESFORD ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 9JT
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