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Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP

1/D/12/001011Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 September 2012

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Renovate the existing building interior with additional works to the entrance and exterior.

Submitted
16 July 2012
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherborne West Ward
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.25 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Sep

Decided in 52 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at SHERBORNE SCHOOL, ABBEY ROAD, SHERBORNE, DT9 3AP. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 10 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Sherborne West 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 3AP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sherborne
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2012
Consultation expiry
25 August 2012
Consultation end
25 August 2012

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Sherborne Conservation Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: Second War Memorial at Sherborne SchoolOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2012
    17 Jul

    Re-roof south west elevation of upper library roof

    WithdrawnListed building consentFiled alongside1/D/12/000850
  2. 2012
    16 Jul

    Renovate the existing building interior with additional works to the entrance and exterior.

    This applicationApprovedFull1/D/12/001011

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    30 Jun

    T1 Alder - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)

    ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2022/04041
  2. 2017
    26 Jun

    Provision of four music practice booths within a portakabin clad to match the exterior of the music school.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/17/001644
  3. 2016
    31 Oct

    Restoration of timber bell tower above School House (Boarding School)

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/16/002433
  4. 2016
    15 Jan

    Permanent retention of existing carpentry workshop

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/15/002961
  5. 2014
    13 Jun

    Installation of external LEV unit at the D & T Building, Devitt Court

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/14/001096
  6. 2014
    2 Jun

    Installation of one additional school sign, measuring 1m wide by 600mm high.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/D/14/001095

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