Planning application
BELMORE LODGE, 20 MILFORD ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8DJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retention of a nurse station changed from an assisted bathroom and an en-suite bedroom changed from a nurse station, both on the first floor (Lawful Use Certificate for retaining an existing use or operation)
As published by the council, reference 25/10968
Application record
- Reference
- 25/10968
- Type
- Lawful Development Certificate existing
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Was Lawful
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pennington
- Parish
- Lymington and Pennington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SO41 8DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by New Forest
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Was Lawful
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
New Forest granted permission on 10 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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