Kings Point House, 5 Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, Dorchester, DT1 3BW
Approved on 2 August 2013
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use from office to residential on third floor and fourth floor to create 11No flats and insert 5No conservation roof lights
- Submitted
- 3 May 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester North Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted3 May
- ValidatedValidated3 May
- Consult.Consultation22 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided2 Aug
Decided in 91 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at KINGS POINT HOUSE, 5 QUEEN MOTHER SQUARE, POUNDBURY, DORCHESTER, DT1 3BW. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 7 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 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
- DT1 3BW
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 11
- Parish
- Dorchester
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 May 2013
- Consultation expiry
- 22 June 2013
- Consultation end
- 22 June 2013
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- 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 (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.
- 201530 Oct
Illuminated sign of mild steel construction consisting of individual flat lettering depicting 'BRACE of…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/D/15/002422 - 20146 Oct
Erection of detached building for mixed use as public house and restaurant with hotel accommodation (A3/A4/C1)
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/14/002601 - 201416 Apr
To sub-divide existing shop into two shops. Construct new shopfront and alter existing access
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/14/000967 - 201329 Oct
Change of use of Pannier Market from A1 (shop) to A1 (shop) and/or A3 (food and drink). Replace roller…
ApprovedChange Of Use1/D/13/001498
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