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Boyles Old School, High Street, Yetminster, Sherborne, DT9 6LF

1/D/09/000888Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 19 October 2009

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 dwellings

Submitted
29 June 2009
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Yetminster Ward
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.1 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Oct

Decided in 112 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at BOYLES OLD SCHOOL, HIGH STREET, YETMINSTER, SHERBORNE, DT9 6LF. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 10 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Yetminster conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 75 applications across Yetminster Ward. We hold 3,010 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DT9 6LF
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Yetminster
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2009
Consultation expiry
1 August 2009
Consultation end
1 August 2009
Committee meeting
15 October 2009

Additional information

Documents
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Yetminster Conservation Area 1Part of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Boyle'S Old SchoolOn this site · +2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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  1. 2016
    12 Oct

    Amendment to planning permission reference 1/D/09/000888

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentWD/D/16/002176
  2. 2009
    29 Jun

    2 dwellings

    This applicationApprovedFull1/D/09/000888

Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2013
    21 Mar

    Alterations to roof, internal alterations and installation of fittings in toilet block

    ApprovedListed building consent1/D/13/000389
  2. 2009
    1 Sep

    Use as picture framing business, gallery & cafe

    ApprovedChange Of Use1/D/09/001083
  3. 2008
    9 Sep

    Demolish part of boundary wall to form new opening. Infill existing opening in wall

    ApprovedListed building consent1/D/08/001550
  4. 2008
    8 Aug

    Erect dwelling and form garden area. Reposition opening in north boundary wall

    RefusedFull Planning Application1/D/08/001548
  5. 2007
    26 Nov

    Demolish shed and part of boundary wall to form pedestrian access

    ApprovedListed building consent1/D/07/002131
  6. 2007
    26 Nov

    Erect 2No dwellings. Change use of part of paddock to north to car parking area and demolition of part of…

    RefusedFull Planning Application1/D/07/001964

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