Salvation Army Hall 54 High Street Swanage BH19 3HA
Proposal
Alterations to convert former Salvation Army Hall into two residential dwellings
- Received
- 11 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Swanage Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted11 Feb
- ValidatedValidated11 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a full planning application at Salvation Army Hall 54 High Street Swanage BH19 3HA. Dorset has handled 11,834 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. It was submitted on 11 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Swanage conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Swanage Ward. We hold 1,853 applications in total for the BH19 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Swanage Conservation Area
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
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Also checked, none recorded (19)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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Before the decision
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
- 29.5 miShaftesburyRTPI
- 31.6 miSalisburyRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
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