Hambury Bottom, Lulworth Cove, BH20 5RS
Approved on 19 February 2015
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Alterations and extensions to include demolition and rebuild of garage, removal of external staircase and swimming pool. Erect a two storey rear and side extension and a single storey side extension linking to the garage and basement linking to an underground swimming pool.
- Submitted
- 10 December 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Dec
- ValidatedValidated10 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided19 Feb
Decided in 71 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Hambury Bottom, Lulworth Cove, BH20 5RS. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the West Lulworth conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 111 applications across West Purbeck Ward. We hold 1,048 applications in total for the BH20 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
- BH20 5RS
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- District
- Purbeck
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 December 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 12 January 2015
- Consultation end
- 12 January 2015
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: West Lulworth Conservation Area
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Heritage coast: Purbeck
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, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202314 Dec
Construction of concrete base, installation of replacement air source heat pump and air conditioning units.
ApprovedHouseholderP/HOU/2023/07295 - 201622 Aug
Material amendment to PP 6/2015/0379
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2016/0501 - 201615 Apr
Material Amendment to PP 6/2015/0379
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2016/0198 - 201523 Jun
Demolish existing buildings and erect new replacement dwelling with detached garage and underground swimming…
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2015/0379
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