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Compton Valence House Church Hill Lane Compton Valence Dorset DT2 9ER

P/FUL/2023/05135Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 23 October 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect 38 panel roof mounted solar array on existing agricultural building

Submitted
4 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Eggardon Ward (old number)
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Compton Valence House Church Hill Lane Compton Valence Dorset DT2 9ER. 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 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,420 applications in total for the DT2 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
DT2 9ER
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Compton Valence

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Leanada Winterbourne Steepleton Dorchester DT2 9LQ

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Compton Valence HouseOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • 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, conservation 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, national parks, 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

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© 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.

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