Outbuilding and garden room planning approval rate in New Forest
87% of 69 decided outbuilding and garden room applications in New Forest were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
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87%
Approval rate, all years, from 69 decided
69
decided outbuilding and garden room applications in New Forest: 60 approved, 9 refused
92%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 36 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example outbuilding and garden room decisions in New Forest
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/11011 | 2026 | Approved | Annexe within the front garden of the property 10 DEERHURST CLOSE, TOTTON SO40 8WQ |
| 25/11081 | 2026 | Approved | Single-storey detached outbuilding comprising garage, workshop and home office SPRINGFIELD, MILL END, DAMERHAM SP6 3HU |
| 23/11105 | 2025 | Refused | Change the use of The Annexe to a holiday let with associated enclosed garden and parking (Retrospective) OCTOBER HOUSE, LOWER DAGGONS LANE, SOUTH END, DAMERHAM SP6 3HW (NB: SUBJECT TO UNILATERAL UNDERTAKING) |
| 24/10932 | 2025 | Approved | Erection of outbuilding (eg summer house/home office etc.) incidental to the main house ORCHARD HOUSE, 19 KINGS ROAD, LYMINGTON SO41 9GS |
| 24/11128 | 2025 | Refused | Detached outbuilding for use as garage 18 DANIELLS WALK, LYMINGTON, SO41 3PN |
| 21/11329 | 2024 | Refused | Construction of 19 affordable dwellings (10 houses and 9 apartments); adjusted vehicular access; associated amenity space and landscaping; demolition of the... GANG WARILY FARM, NEWLANDS ROAD, FAWLEY SO45 1GA (NB: PROPOSED LEGAL AGREEMENT) |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in New Forest
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 353 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 75%, 108 decided
- Wraparound extension 94%, 49 decided
- Side extension 87%, 170 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 54 decided
- Rooflight 84%, 51 decided
- Porch 96%, 52 decided
- Garage conversion 100%, 8 decided
- Basement unknown, 1 decided
- Window and door 81%, 75 decided