Former Gibbs & Dandy Site Builder Center Great Western Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RZ
Refused on 11 January 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings to provide 16no. apartments (use class C3) & commercial floor space with associated parking & landscaping
- Submitted
- 4 May 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted4 May
- ValidatedValidated4 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided11 Jan
Decided in 252 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Gibbs & Dandy Site Builder Center Great Western Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RZ. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 252 days, 30 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 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
- DT1 1RZ
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 16
- Parish
- Dorchester
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 May 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Ashurst Cottage Birchwood Storridge Malvern WR13 5HA
Additional information
- Documents
- 61
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1Part of the site · +1 more
- 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, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202611 Jun
Demolition/conversion of buildings to provide 30 no. apartments and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with…
PendingOutline Planning PermissionP/OUT/2026/01872 - 20255 Aug
Demolition/conversion of buildings to provide 23no. apartments and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with…
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/00984
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