The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, BH20 5AP
Approved on 1 December 2015
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erect photovoltaic solar panels on the eastern and western roof slopes of an existing outbuidling, known as the studio, within the curtilage of The Old Farmhouse.
- Submitted
- 13 October 2015
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Lulworth and Winfrith Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted13 Oct
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Dec
Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, BH20 5AP. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the West Lulworth conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. 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 5AP
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- District
- Purbeck
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 October 2015
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West Lulworth Conservation Area
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Heritage coast: Purbeck
- 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 (19)
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202612 Mar
Willow (Dead) - Fell
ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2026/01403 - 201915 Apr
Change of use of garden building to holiday accommodation (use class C3)
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2019/0209 - 201521 Dec
Repair and repoint chimneys, new window in south elevation, removal of hedge and increase height of wall…
ApprovedFull Planning Application6/2015/0756 - 201521 Dec
Repair and repoint chimneys, new window in south elevation, removal of hedge and increase height of wall…
ApprovedListed building consent6/2015/0757 - 20144 Sep
Re line chimneys and repoint chimney stack in matching mortar.
RefusedListed building consent6/2014/0460 - 20079 Nov
Replace two windows and french doors in the south elevation.
ApprovedListed building consent6/2007/0833
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- The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth6/2007/0833 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, Wareham, BH20 5SP6/2019/0209 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, BH20 5RP6/2014/0460 · HeritageRefused0.0 mi
- The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, BH20 5SP6/2015/0757 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- The Old Farmhouse, Farm Lane, West Lulworth, BH20 5SP6/2015/0756 · FullApproved0.0 mi
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- Travers Electrical ContractorsElectrician3.6 mi
- ElectricallElectrician3.6 mi
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