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Pinecroft Rushall Lane Sturminster Marshall BH16 6AJ

P/CLE/2026/02552Certificate of Lawful Use ExistingApproved
Lawful development certificate

Approved on 26 June 2026

Council decision: Granted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Decking built in 2014 to the side of the house when coming out of the kitchen to make the most of area that was on slopping land. Small area of decking also built at bottom of garden. Old fence was replaced at the same time that was falling down.

Submitted
18 May 2026
Ward
Stour and Allen Vale Ward
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Jun

Decided in 39 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Pinecroft Rushall Lane Sturminster Marshall BH16 6AJ. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 3 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Stour and Allen Vale Ward. We hold 224 applications in total for the BH16 postcode area.

76% of amendment 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
BH16 6AJ
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sturminster Marshall

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Consultation expiry
10 June 2026
Consultation end
10 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Pinecroft Rushall Lane Lytchett Matravers Poole BH16 6AJ

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Dorset
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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

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