4 Alma Cottage, Watery Lane, Studland, Swanage, BH19 3AL
Approved on 6 November 2017
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Removal of the rear porch and re-instatement of a stone hood over plus internal alterations
- Submitted
- 12 September 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Castle Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted12 Sep
- ValidatedValidated12 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Nov
Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a porch at 4 Alma Cottage, Watery Lane, Studland, Swanage, BH19 3AL. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 13 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Studland conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,866 applications in total for the BH19 postcode area.
94% of heritage 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
- BH19 3AL
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Studland
- District
- Purbeck
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 September 2017
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Studland 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)
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, 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.
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
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202514 Aug
Dismantle and rebuild existing chimney with two new lead trays. Replace chimney pots. Reuse existing material…
ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2025/04667 - 202514 Aug
Dismantle and rebuild existing chimney with two new lead trays. Replace chimney pots. Reuse existing material…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/04666 - 202115 Oct
External alterations to remove stone slates from the roof, reinforce the roof structure and re-roof reusing…
ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2021/04055
Source: Dorset
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- 4 Alma Cottage, Watery Lane, Studland, Swanage, BH19 3ALP/LBC/2021/04055 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- 4 Alma Cottage Watery Lane Studland Swanage BH19 3ALP/FUL/2025/04666 · FullApproved0.0 mi
- 4 Alma Cottage Watery Lane Studland Swanage BH19 3ALP/LBC/2025/04667 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
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