Housing

SCALED-BACK plans for three eco homes in Everton have been approved despite residents' concerns and opposition from the parish council.

PLANS for 156 new homes on former greenbelt land close to Hordle Primary School have been handed in to New Forest District Council.

THE demolition of a row of Highcliffe village centre shops has been halted – by a seagull.

PLANS to demolish an "ugly" building in Totton and replace it with seven new flats have been submitted to New Forest District Council.

UNPOPULAR plans for a 240-home development in Fordingbridge have been withdrawn after planning officers said it was too big.

RESIDENTS are invited to an extraordinary meeting called to discuss a developer’s bid for 178 homes on greenbelt land in New Milton.

TRAFFIC and access concerns failed to convince New Forest District Council’s planning committee to refuse outline plans for 110 homes in Pennington.

A 100-HOME development in Bransgore has been given planning permission after assurances the scheme will improve flooding problems for neighbours.

ATTEMPTS by a conservation group to stop the sale of Lymington's former police station to a retirement housing developer have failed.

A CIVIC group has called on Hampshire’s police boss to stop the sale of the former Lymington police station to a retirement developer.

OUTLINE plans for at least 150 homes in Marchwood have sparked objections from local residents.

TOWN councillors are again opposing revised plans for a 166-home development on the edge of New Milton amid concerns over road safety.

FIVE affordable homes could be built on the edge of the New Forest under a trailblazing new scheme.

THE resurrection of a controversial bid for housing in a Highcliffe woodland has sparked opposition by parish councillors.

A DEVELOPER seeking permission to build 178 homes on greenbelt land in New Milton has claimed it could deliver more than £5.7m in community funding.

FEARS of parking chaos failed to convince national park authority members to reject plans for 62 new homes in Ashurst.

A FORMER police station in Hythe is at the centre of a struggle between New Forest District Council and a retirement developer.

LYMINGTON has been revealed as one of the most expensive seaside towns in Britain, according to a study.

BACK-UP grazing for New Forest animals is being lost as developers seek green space to compensate for housing schemes, a leading commoner has warned.

NFDC's Conservative housing chief has defended its record on affordable homes after claims by the Liberal Democrats it was failing to hit targets.