6 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SF
Proposal
Creation of 1no. flat on second floor
- Received
- 20 November 2025
- Decided
- 5 January 2026 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted20 Nov
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Jan
Decided in 46 days (council typically 42)
This is a full planning application at 6 Albert Road Dorchester DT1 1SF. Dorset has handled 11,834 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 46 days, 10 days quicker than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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.
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Planning history at this site
12 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202416 May
Certificate of Proposed Use to confirm that planning permission 1/E/87/137
RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2024/02687 - 202420 Feb
Erect garage, first floor extension & alterations to existing building. Erect bike & bin stores, form parking…
RefusedVariation of conditions (s73)P/VOC/2024/00933 - 202315 Dec
Display 2 No. externally illuminated fascia signs.
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/ADV/2023/06677 - 202327 Sep
Certificate of lawfulness to confirm that both applications 1/E/87/137
RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedP/CLP/2023/05598 - 202318 Jul
T1 Cedar - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)
ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2023/04069 - 202311 Apr
Erect garage, first floor extension & alterations to existing building. Erect bike & bin stores, form parking…
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2023/01834 - 202331 Mar
Certificate of lawfulness to provide confirmation that the development works have been commenced and that the…
ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use ExistingP/CLE/2023/01953 - 20195 Apr
Change of use from existing office to 4 No. dwellings (C3) (demolish existing bay window and single storey…
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/19/000627 - 20186 Jul
Change of use from office to 4 additional apartments and erection of 5 apartments with associated link build
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/18/001336 - 20049 Aug
Change of use of first floor from residential to D1 use class (non-residential institutions)
ApprovedChange Of Use1/E/04/001182 - 20045 Jul
Construct 6No additional car parking spaces.
WithdrawnFull Planning Application1/E/04/001017 - 200319 Mar
Change of use from bedsits to offices & install fire door & screening of first floor
ApprovedChange Of Use1/E/03/000328
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.
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