Roofers in Netley Marsh
St Matthew's church, a newly listed war memorial and the Forest edge
Netley Marsh lies on the edge of the New Forest National Park, and the boundary decides which planning desk reads a roof application. We check first, then survey.
Netley Marsh roofs along the Forest boundary
Church of St Matthew
Listed Grade II on 10 June 1987, it is one of two listed buildings within 500 metres of the centre.
Netley Marsh War Memorial
Listed Grade II on 8 July 2026, the newest entry on the heritage list near the village.
Two conservation areas
Forest North East lies within about 0.75 km of the centre, and Hanger Farm is recorded nearby.
Netley Marsh between Totton and Copythorne
Totton lies east, Ashurst south, Copythorne north-west and Nursling north-east. Lyndhurst is south-west and Marchwood south-east.
- Distance
- 23.6 road miles south of Andover
- Planning
- New Forest National Park Authority
- Council
- New Forest District Council and Hampshire County Council
The Netley Marsh roof report
Local editionNetley Marsh, HampshireA Forest boundary, a church, a new listing
Netley Marsh's roofs on the Forest boundary: which desk reads the application, and what is listed
Netley Marsh is a Hampshire village of 2,009 people at the edge of the New Forest National Park. This report explains how the Park boundary sends planning one way and Building Regulations another, what its church and memorial change, and the scaffold licence.
Where the Park boundary runs, the planning desk changes
Netley Marsh parish had 2,009 usual residents at the 2021 Census, and it sits where the New Forest National Park meets the rest of New Forest District. Roughly 78 per cent of the 1.5 km box centred on the village lies inside the Park, and the village point itself is inside it. For a roof, that matters in one simple way. An address inside the Park sends its planning application to the New Forest National Park Authority. An address outside would go to New Forest District Council as planning authority. We check whether the house stands inside or outside the boundary before we talk about any alteration.
Inspection under the Building Regulations does not move with the boundary. New Forest District Council runs its own team at Appletree Court in Lyndhurst (023 8028 5245) for every address in the district, whether the Park covers it or not. Hampshire County Council is the highway authority throughout. The Park does not inspect, and the district does not decide Park planning, so we keep their answers in separate boxes in your file.
On a re-roof, the Planning Portal gives the starting rule. Re-roofing that affects under 25 per cent of the building envelope and under 50 per cent of the roof usually avoids a building control application. We use that for a Netley Marsh house and put borderline jobs to the district team before booking, since a job that grows on site is harder to fix. A heavier covering is tested separately: an increase of 15 per cent or more in the roof's weight brings in Building Regulations approval, with a structural opinion advised first.
A survey here has a set order. The survey starts low, with the gutters and the fascia board that runs along the eaves, climbs each slope to the ridge and hips, and ends at the valleys, the abutments and the stacks. At each stage the camera records what is there. Where a tile is lifted, the camera records the battens and underlay it covered, and a note beside each photograph says what it means for the repair.
Not every job reaches a threshold: a split ridge tile is a repair job and nothing more, and the report records it as such. Park and district questions begin when a slope is failing, the roof is being reshaped, or the house is listed.
A registered building control approver is an option if you prefer one to the district team. In every case the route is on paper before a date is set.
St Matthew's, a 2026 listing and the conservation areas
The Church of St Matthew is listed Grade II (list entry 1178991, first listed on 10 June 1987), and Netley Marsh War Memorial is listed Grade II as well (1497105, first listed on 8 July 2026). Historic England's list records 2 listed buildings within about 500 metres of the village centre, so the list is short. Changing the character of a listed building calls for listed building consent as well as planning permission, and a repair in matching materials is the natural opening proposal.
St Matthew's belongs to the Church of England, as part of the Totton Team Ministry, and holds regular Sunday services, so as a church in use its roof work goes through the faculty system, not listed building consent. It was built in 1855 by J P Harrison. Our photographs and written account of the covering suit any of them.
Two conservation areas touch the picture. The Forest North East area is recorded within 0.75 km of the village centre, with Hanger Farm also nearby. In a conservation area, a roof change visible to passers-by is discussed with the planning authority first, and which authority applies depends on the Park boundary again, so we establish the boundary position before anything else.
Article 4 data from the Park Authority includes an area named the New Forest National Park Boundary, and the Authority itself is the one to say what it withdraws. If it matters to your roof we ask the Park Authority, and where the address is outside the Park we ask New Forest District Council, whose own Article 4 list is separate.
Dormers and other alterations are tighter inside the Park, because a National Park is protected land for planning purposes. Our guide to planning permission for roof work sets out where the limits fall. The survey tells you whether your project is an alteration or a like-for-like repair, and a repair rarely raises the question at all.
The newest listing deserves a word. Netley Marsh War Memorial was first listed on 8 July 2026, a recent addition to the heritage list. The listing attaches to the memorial itself. Whether a neighbouring property is affected is a question for the council, and we ask it where a roof stands close to the memorial, and note the reply in the file.
The heritage list and the boundary are a starting point, not the last word. We check the council's map and the heritage list for your exact address, then record the answers in your file alongside the survey photographs, so a later owner does not have to repeat the work.
“In Netley Marsh a few metres can decide which council reads the planning application.”
The county licence, and the work we price
Where scaffold stands on the public highway, Highways Act section 169 requires a licence, and in Netley Marsh the body that grants it is Hampshire County Council. New Forest District Council and the Park Authority do not issue one. Hampshire County Council makes the scaffolder the applicant, acting as the customer's agent, so a homeowner does not handle the paperwork.
Hampshire County Council's licence costs £211.90 on application for the first 2 weeks and £72 for each further 2-week block. It needs a gap of 10 clear working days, and it does not offer extensions. Scaffold confined to your own land falls outside the scheme. At survey we tell you which side of that line your plot falls, with the dates set in the plan.
Where a Netley Marsh house sits among trees and a mature garden, the roof takes more watching. Overhanging branches drop leaves into gutters and valleys, and a fallen limb can crack a covering. The survey separates dirt from damage, so a gutter clean is not billed as a repair. Where moss sits on a sound roof, cleaning is a legitimate answer.
Netley Marsh roofs take the familiar services. Roof repairs answer a slipped tile, a split ridge piece or a flashing that has pulled away. Chimney repairs deal with stacks with weathered pointing. Roof replacement sits next to repair in the survey, each backed by pictures.
If a roof window is on your list, it can be surveyed in the same visit. A roof window sits in the plane of the slope, and its rules are different from a dormer's, so we explain which you are asking for before any drawing is made.
Each of Totton, Ashurst, Copythorne, Nursling, Lyndhurst and Marchwood lies nearby, under a different blend of Park and district rules, which is why every address is checked on its own, with the result noted beside the relevant contacts.
A Forest-edge plot may have a long drive and mature trees, which makes scaffold and deliveries a matter for planning, not assumption. We ask where the lorry can turn, whether overhanging branches need cutting back, whether the ground will take the weight of a delivery, and where materials can be kept dry. A roof that is actively leaking gets a temporary cover while the paperwork is settled, so water damage does not grow while the forms are completed.
Netley Marsh roofs: the boundary, the church and the licence
Which authority handles a Netley Marsh roof application if the house is near the Park boundary?
It depends on which side of the boundary the house stands. Inside the Park, the Park Authority takes the application. Outside it, New Forest District Council is the planning authority. We check the boundary for your address before we discuss any alteration, and record the answer in your survey notes, with the officer or team that confirmed it.
Who inspects the work on a roof in Netley Marsh?
New Forest District Council, through its own building control team at Appletree Court, Lyndhurst. That holds whether or not the Park covers the address. A new covering adding at least 15 per cent to the weight needs Building Regulations approval, and a structural opinion is sensible first. Bigger jobs go to the team ahead of booking, and the written reply is filed beside the photographs.
Does the new listing of Netley Marsh War Memorial affect nearby roofs?
Only the memorial itself is listed, and listed building consent applies to works that alter its character. A neighbouring house is caught only if it is itself listed or inside a conservation area. We check each address against the list and the council map, and note what applies in your file.
How do I get a scaffold licence for a Netley Marsh roof?
You do not apply. Hampshire County Council wants the scaffolder to apply in the customer's place, with 10 clear working days ahead. Hampshire County Council charges £211.90 for the first 2 weeks and £72 for each further 2-week block. No licence is needed where the scaffold stays off the public highway, and any licence cost is included in your single price.
Ask for a Netley Marsh survey
Tell us the address and what the roof looks like. We book the survey and send one written price afterwards.
10-year workmanship guarantee, in writing.