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What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any SO, BH and SP postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across New Forest
- 2planning applications this week
- 170.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 176.9p
- 18hygiene scores this month
- 5,703local businesses listed
- 6food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Road closed: Lyndhurst Road (Network Rail)
10 Oct to 11 Oct. Railway work in the road and on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst -
Road closed: Butts Lawn (Hampshire County Council)
9 Oct. Road repairs in the road. The road will be closed.
Butts Lawn, Brockenhurst -
Approved: 350 new homes at KINGS FARM, KINGS FARM LANE, HORDLE
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion Under Part 2 (6) of The Town And Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (As Amended) to confirm if an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is required in respect of a proposed residential development of up to 350 residential dwellings, employment land and a potential primary school
KINGS FARM, KINGS FARM LANE, HORDLE SO41 0HD -
Refused: Outline plans at 10 GORE ROAD, NEW MILTON
Use of ground floor retail unit as residential (C3) (Prior Approval Application)
10 GORE ROAD, NEW MILTON BH25 6RX
New Forest in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
2,986crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£389kmiddle price, 662 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
107applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
20hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
101roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
170.9pcheapest unleadedat New Milton Superstore · most around 176.9p · dearest 179.9p · 21 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
9events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
48street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
68schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
225GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
598charities based in New ForestEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory5,703 shops, trades and services across New Forest, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any SO, BH and SP postcode in New Forest, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers New Forest too.