Contact Planning

To contact us, please use the contact details below. However, before you make contact, please check to see whether your question could be answered using our website, for example:

Do I need permission? – provides answers to general planning questions and what needs planning permission

Planning Portal – online planning and building regulations resource

Citizen Portal – view and comment on current planning applications

Is a property in the National Park? See our Postcode checker

General planning enquiries

Email:  planning@newforestnpa.gov.uk

Write in: The Planning Team, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9ZG

Telephone:  A duty officer is available on the telephone (01590 646615) from 10am to 11.45am, Tuesday to Thursday, to help with general planning enquiries from members of the public. This is a free service.

Reporting a breach of planning control

Email: enforcement@newforestnpa.gov.uk

Online: Use our online form

Write in:  Planning Enforcement Team, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9ZG

Telephone:

Planning Policy 

Email: policy@newforestnpa.gov.uk

Write in: Policy Team, New Forest National Park Authority, Lymington Town Hall, Avenue Road, Lymington SO41 9ZG

Telephone:

Development control???

Building conservation

For information or advice on any matter regarding building conservation please contact:

Building Conservation, New Forest National Park Authority, Lymington Town Hall
Avenue Road, Lymington, SO41 9ZG

Telephone: 01590 646630
Email: buildingconservation@newforestnpa.gov.uk

Tree team

Email: mailto:trees@newforestnpa.gov.uk

All tree-related matters outside the New Forest National Park boundary should be directed to New Forest District Council’s Tree Team:

• Web: www.newforest.gov.uk/trees
• Tel: 023 8028 5345
• Email: trees@nfdc.gov.uk.
• TPO Register

The Planning Department aims to deliver a good service.  To help us we would welcome your feedback on how we are doing or how we can improve.

In the first instance, all comments, compliments and informal planning complaints should be addressed to:

David Illsley
Interim Head of Planning and Place
New Forest National Park Authority
Lymington Town Hall
Avenue Road
Lymington
SO41 9ZG

If you want to make a formal complaint, please refer to our complaints procedure.