New Forest District Council

A VILLAGE trust which fought off a legal bid to force it to lock a “nuisance” play park in Brockenhurst overnight has now submitted fencing plans.

NEW Forest District Council has apologised after “overzealous” enforcement officers ripped down posters for New Milton’s jubilee celebrations.

TOWN councillors have backed a developer’s bid for 178 homes on greenbelt land in New Milton despite residents’ objections.

A RETIRED police officer from Hordle pensioner is urging dog walkers to be more alert with their leads after he and his pet were attacked.

APPROVAL has been given for the Royal Mail to turn Lymington’s empty former post office into parcel centre.

AN APPEAL has been launched against New Forest District Council’s refusal to allow a detached bungalow and garage in Marchwood.

NEW Forest District Council has rejected calls by a local civic group to consult the public again over the roll-out of wheelie bins.

PLANS have been unveiled for a 46-home development in Fordingbridge by a company seeking to attract employees to the area.

MEMBERSHIP at the New Forest’s five public leisure centres are down by nearly a fifth on pre-Covid levels, it has emerged.

THOUSANDS of properties along the coastline are in danger of being lost to the sea or flooded if nothing is done to protect them, experts have warned.

A BADGER corpse reportedly left on a route to Hounsdown School in Totton has been described by a local councillor as an "immature, thoughtless act".

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

A HOMEOWNER whose Bransgore home was destroyed in a blaze last year has challenged NFDC's rejection of his plans for a replacement property.

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

THE "biggest" single commercial investment by New Forest District Council has been signed off by the ruling cabinet.

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UNPOPULAR plans for a 240-home development in Fordingbridge have been withdrawn after planning officers said it was too big.

A SPECIAL committee could be set up to monitor four New Forest neighbourhoods ranked in the top 20% nationwide for income deprivation.

RESIDENTS without a suitable form of ID will have to apply to New Forest District Council for a special voter card later this year.

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