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6 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SF

P/CLE/2023/01953Certificate of Lawful Use ExistingPermitted
Lawful development certificate

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to provide confirmation that the development works have been commenced and that the consent should not expire - in relation to 1/E/87/137 (Make alterations to convert house into three flats and erect six new flats)

Received
31 March 2023
Decided
22 May 2023 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.10 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 52 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset76% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 6 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SF. Dorset has handled 1,395 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 44 days. This one was decided in 52 days, 8 days longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/CLE/2023/01953
Address
6 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SF
Postcode
DT1 1SF
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Approved
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Parish
Dorchester

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
C/O agent Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton Dorset DT10 1DU
Agent Address
Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton DT10 1DU

Planning Application Dates

Consultation Expiry
10 May 2023
Date Decided
22 May 2023
Date Validated
31 March 2023
Date Submitted
31 March 2023
Consultation End
10 May 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
22
Coordinates
50.713856, -2.442328
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dorset

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    20 Nov

    Creation of 1no. flat on second floor

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/06934
  2. 2024
    16 May

    Certificate of Proposed Use to confirm that planning permission 1/E/87/137

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2024/02687
  3. 2024
    20 Feb

    Erect garage, first floor extension & alterations to existing building. Erect bike & bin stores, form parking…

    RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)P/VOC/2024/00933
  4. 2023
    15 Dec

    Display 2 No. externally illuminated fascia signs.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/ADV/2023/06677
  5. 2023
    27 Sep

    Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that both applications 1/E/87/137

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2023/05598
  6. 2023
    18 Jul

    T1 Cedar - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)

    ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2023/04069

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
  • Article 4 direction: Dorchester Conservation Area
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, 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.

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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 2026-10-09. 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.

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