Housing

A planning application to build a “car free” development of nine two bedroom flats has been given the go ahead.

More than 100 people attended a public meeting about controversial plans to build a four-storey block of flats in place of two houses in Highcliffe.

Developers have been granted outline planning permission for 110 new homes in Pennington after officers had asked for more time to make a decision.

In a move to address a need for affordable homes and temporary accommodation, NFDC has granted itself planning permission to build 20 flats in Totton.

A plan to build a high-rise block of 23 flats at Highcliffe seafront has been branded “wholly unacceptable."

Customers of a Hordle campsite fear its “peace and tranquillity” could be ruined. if plans for a housing estate is given the go-ahead.

Opponents to approved plans for 164 homes on the edge of New Milton have threatened legal action unless councillors look again at the decision.

A developer has launched a fresh plan to replace the former Lymington police station with retirement flats.

A dozen homes for Afghan and Ukrainian refugees will be bought by the district council in the New Forest with the help of a £1.87m government grant.

A set of 17 affordable homes is to be built in Fordingbridge in a deal between a developer and New Forest District Council.

A Ringwood councillor resigned from New Forest District Council’s planning committee after outline plans were approved for 400 new homes in the town.

The vacant civic offices in Christchurch could be turned into an 84-bed boutique hotel with 36 homes built alongside, under plans by BCP Council.

A housing association which owns a block of 20 flats in Barton has applied to NFDC for retrospective permission over the site.

Lymington’s former police station has been sold to a major retirement flats developer – dashing hopes of its use for affordable housing.

Objectors to plans for a controversial housing development near Oakhaven Hospice cheered as Lymington Town Council voted unanimously against it.

Council house tenants in the New Forest are facing a proposed rent rise of 7% from April.

It was another end-of-an-era moment at the former Fawley power station site as demolition got under way on its last remaining landmark feature.

A popular Christchurch warehouse full of stalls selling crafts, antiques and vintage goods may be demolished to make way for flats.

A special meeting has been called by Lymington and Pennington Town Council to discuss its response to plans for a major housing development.

An application to demolish a Ringwood bungalow and build four detached houses has been refused for the second time.