Duntish Congregational Chapel, Factory Lane, Duntish, Buckland Newton, Dorchester, DT2 7DR
Approved on 13 January 2004
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of redundant Chapel to 1No unit of holiday accommodation. Construct new vehicular access and modify existing pedestrian access
- Submitted
- 27 October 2003
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Piddle Valley Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Oct
- ValidatedValidated27 Oct
- Consult.Consultation26 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided13 Jan
Decided in 78 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at DUNTISH CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL, FACTORY LANE, DUNTISH, BUCKLAND NEWTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7DR. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 5 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,424 applications in total for the DT2 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
- DT2 7DR
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Buckland Newton
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 October 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 26 December 2003
- Consultation end
- 26 December 2003
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: The Olde ChapelOn or next to this site
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202211 May
Erect detached single garage
ApprovedHouseholderP/HOU/2022/03011 - 20077 Sep
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a single dwellinghouse
ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use Proposed1/D/07/001685 - 200719 Mar
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use as a dwelling
RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use Proposed1/E/07/000510 - 200619 Oct
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use of chapel as a dwelling
ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use Proposed1/E/06/002013 - 200319 Jun
Make alterations to convert redundant chapel to holiday unit and construct new vehicular access& modify…
RefusedFull Planning Application1/E/03/001263
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