Side extension planning approval rate in New Forest
87% of 170 decided side extension 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.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
87%
Approval rate, all years, from 170 decided
170
decided side extension applications in New Forest: 148 approved, 22 refused
93%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 43 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 side extension 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/11012 | 2026 | Approved | Single-storey side extension FAIROAK, HIGHTOWN ROAD, HIGHTOWN, RINGWOOD BH24 3DY |
| 25/11027 | 2026 | Approved | Two-storey side extension SERENDIPITY, FERNHILL LANE, NEW MILTON BH25 5SX |
| 25/11063 | 2026 | Approved | Two storey side extension 110 HIGHTOWN ROAD, RINGWOOD BH24 1NP |
| 24/11113 | 2025 | Refused | Front and side extension 12 HIGH RIDGE CRESCENT, ASHLEY, NEW MILTON BH25 5BT |
| 24/10766 | 2024 | Refused | Two-storey side extension & single-storey front extension 22 CRETE ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE, SO45 4JS |
| 22/10929 | 2022 | Refused | New roof with gable build up and front, side and rear dormers; single-storey side extension following demolition of existing garage 14 LAWN ROAD, PENNINGTON, LYMINGTON SO41 8HG |
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
- Loft conversion and dormer 96%, 54 decided
- Rooflight 84%, 51 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 87%, 69 decided
- Porch 96%, 52 decided
- Garage conversion 100%, 8 decided
- Basement unknown, 1 decided
- Window and door 81%, 75 decided