Skip to content

Rear Of Old Post Office, Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LU

1/E/05/000066Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 29 March 2005

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Erect detached dwelling and form parking/turning area (AFFECTING SETTING OF LISTED BUILDING)

Submitted
1 February 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winterbourne St Martin Ward
  1. Received1 Feb
  2. Validated1 Feb
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at REAR OF OLD POST OFFICE, WINTERBOURNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9LU. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Winterbourne Abbas conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,420 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
DT2 9LU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Winterbourne Abbas
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 February 2005
Consultation expiry
11 March 2005
Consultation end
11 March 2005

Appeal

Appeal type
Written Representations
Appeal date
9 August 2005
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal decision date
15 December 2005

Additional information

Documents
11

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: Winterbourne Abbas Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Post OfficeOn or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies 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 (19)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Dorset

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near DT2

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address