New Forest Planning Objection: Deadline & Contact

New Forest planning department contact

New Forest District Council is a local planning authority in England. Its planning applications are published on Idox Public Access, at planning.newforest.gov.uk.

New Forest planning objection deadline

In England the statutory minimum is 21 days from when a site notice is first displayed or a neighbour notice is served, 14 days from a newspaper or website notice, and 30 days where the application comes with an Environmental Statement. (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015, articles 15 and 33). That’s a minimum: New Forest can allow longer.

Getting the New Forest application details

Enter the reference from your notification letter and Planning Defender fetches the application and its key documents from New Forest’s planning website. It usually takes 1 to 2 minutes.

New Forest planning decisions in numbers

In the 12 months to June 2026, New Forest decided 884 planning applications and granted 90%.

Applications decided

884

Granted

90%

Householder applications granted

96%

Decided on time

94%

New Forest decided 528 householder applications (extensions and other changes to a single house) in the same period and granted 96%. Overall, 94% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension.

How New Forest compares

New Forest granted 90% of applications, above the England figure of 87%. For householder applications it granted 96%, above the England figure of 90%. 94% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension, above the England figure of 90% - joint 108th of 310 on this measure. See how every England council ranks in our council planning league table.

These figures describe New Forest’s past decisions overall, not how any one application will go.

Source: MHCLG live tables on planning application statistics (table PS2), 12 months to June 2026, published 24 September 2026. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. England figures: all English planning authorities.

What counts as a valid objection

New Forest’s case officers can only weigh material planning considerations, not personal preferences. Our guide to objecting to a planning application explains what counts. These guides cover the grounds that come up most often:

All 29 guides

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a planning objection to New Forest?

New Forest District Council planning objections can be sent via the council's online comment form, quoting the application reference with your full name and address.

What's the deadline to object to a New Forest planning application?

At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement); the date on your notification letter, the site notice or New Forest's planning portal is the one that applies.