1 Bitterne Way Verwood BH31 6UU
Refused on 31 July 2024
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retain change of use of public open space to residential garden
- Submitted
- 20 March 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Verwood Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Mar
- ValidatedValidated20 Mar
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 133 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 1 Bitterne Way Verwood BH31 6UU. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 13 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Verwood Ward. We hold 1,438 applications in total for the BH31 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
- BH31 6UU
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Verwood
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 March 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 6 Garwoods Seaward Road Swanage Dorset BH19 1LP
Appeal
- Appeal type
- Written Representations
- Appeal date
- 21 February 2025
- Appeal result
- Appeal Dismissed
- Appeal decision date
- 28 August 2025
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 20
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20261 Apr
Erect single-storey rear extension
PendingHouseholderP/HOU/2026/01853 - 202629 Jan
Erection of a single storey rear extension to the existing dwellinghouse
RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2026/00527 - 20243 Sep
T1 Common Oak: Fell to the ground and grind out the stump. Replant.
ApprovedTree Works- TPOP/TRT/2024/05021 - 202414 May
Section 52 dated 27 March 1985 ( PA 3/84/2008) ; Removal of the restriction limiting the use of the land to…
RefusedDischarge of conditionsP/MPO/2024/02604 - 20238 Nov
Erection of timber (oak) framed double car garage.
WithdrawnCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2023/06534
Source: Dorset
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