National Parks

New Forest National Park planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

52.5%

224th of 297

10.2 points slower than England

Granted

90.8%

174th of 297

In line with England

Extension of time

35.9%

191st of 297

3.6 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

295

New Forest National Park decided 295 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 90.8%.

52.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (224th of 297 for speed).

A further 35.9% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is up from 38.8% a year earlier.

Of 14 householder appeals decided in the same period, 71.4% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

New Forest National Park against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	86.4%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	88.3%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	90.4%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	85.5%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	89.8%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	94.7%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	92.8%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	90.2%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	87.7%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	91.5%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	90.2%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	86.6%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	86.4%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	85.9%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	79.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	87.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	92.6%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	86.2%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	74.0%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	87.7%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	90.5%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	94.5%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	92.9%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	91.9%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	86.6%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	93.8%	0.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	92.4%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	91.4%	0.0%	82.1%
2015 Q1	97.8%	0.0%	80.4%
2015 Q2	96.1%	0.0%	80.6%
2015 Q3	93.3%	0.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	94.1%	0.0%	80.0%
2016 Q1	89.5%	0.0%	78.3%
2016 Q2	91.7%	0.8%	79.8%
2016 Q3	95.5%	0.8%	77.7%
2016 Q4	90.6%	1.9%	78.0%
2017 Q1	90.9%	2.0%	77.3%
2017 Q2	88.7%	4.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	83.9%	5.6%	76.1%
2017 Q4	92.7%	2.4%	77.1%
2018 Q1	88.5%	6.2%	73.7%
2018 Q2	94.2%	1.0%	74.0%
2018 Q3	91.2%	7.2%	72.7%
2018 Q4	83.0%	12.3%	72.7%
2019 Q1	87.7%	7.9%	69.9%
2019 Q2	91.7%	5.0%	72.1%
2019 Q3	85.6%	9.3%	69.6%
2019 Q4	83.3%	16.7%	71.5%
2020 Q1	81.8%	18.2%	68.4%
2020 Q2	83.3%	16.7%	63.9%
2020 Q3	80.3%	17.3%	63.8%
2020 Q4	83.2%	16.8%	65.3%
2021 Q1	78.1%	21.1%	59.4%
2021 Q2	77.2%	19.2%	58.4%
2021 Q3	79.7%	19.6%	53.1%
2021 Q4	73.5%	23.1%	53.0%
2022 Q1	60.0%	30.6%	51.6%
2022 Q2	61.7%	22.6%	56.0%
2022 Q3	55.8%	27.9%	53.3%
2022 Q4	24.3%	71.4%	54.1%
2023 Q1	29.1%	61.2%	53.5%
2023 Q2	39.7%	52.6%	58.5%
2023 Q3	54.0%	38.0%	59.0%
2023 Q4	64.4%	33.3%	59.8%
2024 Q1	64.3%	31.0%	58.8%
2024 Q2	64.3%	27.4%	64.4%
2024 Q3	45.3%	49.3%	64.2%
2024 Q4	45.7%	46.7%	65.6%
2025 Q1	28.9%	65.8%	62.1%
2025 Q2	33.8%	51.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	33.7%	40.4%	62.5%
2025 Q4	60.8%	33.8%	64.7%
2026 Q1	54.8%	43.8%	60.6%
2026 Q2	67.8%	22.0%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

New Forest National Park against England

New Forest National Park
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	New Forest National Park	England
2008 Q1	81.7%	85.1%
2008 Q2	84.6%	86.1%
2008 Q3	82.8%	86.3%
2008 Q4	85.5%	85.3%
2009 Q1	78.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	84.8%	86.8%
2009 Q3	90.1%	87.4%
2009 Q4	92.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	87.7%	87.0%
2010 Q2	89.4%	88.0%
2010 Q3	85.4%	87.7%
2010 Q4	83.4%	87.5%
2011 Q1	76.3%	87.9%
2011 Q2	78.1%	88.5%
2011 Q3	78.4%	88.3%
2011 Q4	75.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	82.4%	88.2%
2012 Q2	83.3%	89.2%
2012 Q3	77.2%	89.0%
2012 Q4	82.5%	88.9%
2013 Q1	87.9%	89.8%
2013 Q2	93.7%	90.6%
2013 Q3	91.2%	90.3%
2013 Q4	90.9%	89.6%
2014 Q1	82.5%	89.8%
2014 Q2	93.1%	90.5%
2014 Q3	83.9%	90.0%
2014 Q4	93.8%	89.2%
2015 Q1	87.0%	89.3%
2015 Q2	90.3%	90.2%
2015 Q3	88.6%	90.0%
2015 Q4	86.1%	89.2%
2016 Q1	86.7%	90.0%
2016 Q2	87.9%	90.3%
2016 Q3	92.5%	90.2%
2016 Q4	85.8%	89.7%
2017 Q1	87.9%	89.9%
2017 Q2	91.9%	90.5%
2017 Q3	83.1%	90.0%
2017 Q4	90.2%	90.1%
2018 Q1	85.8%	90.5%
2018 Q2	87.4%	91.0%
2018 Q3	88.0%	91.2%
2018 Q4	86.8%	90.5%
2019 Q1	87.7%	90.3%
2019 Q2	86.8%	91.0%
2019 Q3	89.8%	90.6%
2019 Q4	90.6%	89.8%
2020 Q1	89.9%	89.9%
2020 Q2	89.2%	90.2%
2020 Q3	94.5%	90.6%
2020 Q4	95.8%	90.3%
2021 Q1	90.4%	90.9%
2021 Q2	93.4%	91.2%
2021 Q3	90.6%	91.0%
2021 Q4	94.9%	90.1%
2022 Q1	94.1%	90.0%
2022 Q2	95.5%	90.4%
2022 Q3	91.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	92.9%	89.4%
2023 Q1	99.0%	89.3%
2023 Q2	93.1%	89.2%
2023 Q3	94.0%	88.6%
2023 Q4	93.1%	88.2%
2024 Q1	92.9%	88.2%
2024 Q2	100.0%	89.1%
2024 Q3	97.3%	89.4%
2024 Q4	96.7%	88.6%
2025 Q1	97.4%	89.3%
2025 Q2	97.4%	90.4%
2025 Q3	94.4%	90.1%
2025 Q4	90.5%	90.1%
2026 Q1	83.6%	90.6%
2026 Q2	94.9%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks52.5%
8 to 13 weeks6.8%
13 to 26 weeks3.1%
Over 26 weeks1.7%
Extension of time agreed35.9%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	155
8 to 13 weeks	20
13 to 26 weeks	9
Over 26 weeks	5
Extension of time agreed	106

Appeals

Decided: 14
Allowed: 71.4%
Median wait: 15 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

New Forest National Park has published 25 conservation areas.
New Forest National Park has published 26 Article 4 areas.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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