Bridge Farm, Chard Road, Drimpton, Beaminster, DT8 3RF
Approved on 8 February 2013
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Conversion of a redundant agricultural barn into a single 3 bedroom holiday home
- Submitted
- 18 September 2012
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Broadwindsor Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Sep
- ValidatedValidated18 Sep
- Consult.Consultation27 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Feb
Decided in 143 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at BRIDGE FARM, CHARD ROAD, DRIMPTON, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3RF. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 143 days, 14 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 601 applications in total for the DT8 postcode area.
76% of amendment 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
- DT8 3RF
- Application type
- Change Of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Broadwindsor
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 September 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 27 October 2012
- Consultation end
- 27 October 2012
Additional information
- Documents
- 28
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Axe SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20187 Nov
Change of use of an agricultural building to a single dwelling unit.
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/18/002598 - 20151 Apr
Conversion of agricultural barn into 3 bed holiday dwelling
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/15/000830 - 200729 Mar
Erect agricultural covered yard
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/07/000284 - 200029 Mar
Erect general agricultural storage building
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/W/00/000150
Source: Dorset
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- BRIDGE FARM, CHARD ROAD, DRIMPTON, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3RFWD/D/15/000830 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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