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26-28 Bastard House Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7EB

P/FUL/2026/00760Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 April 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use & conversion of the rear part of the ground, first & seconds floors (no.28) from a retail unit to residential flat, internal & external refurbishment, including works to provide an escape from upper floors (no.26)

Submitted
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blandford Ward
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Apr

Decided in 51 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 26-28 Bastard House Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7EB. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 9 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Blandford Forum conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Blandford Ward. We hold 2,463 applications in total for the DT11 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
DT11 7EB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Blandford Forum

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Agriculture House Market Place Sturminster Newton DT10 1DU

Additional information

Documents
27

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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, 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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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Feb

    Change of use & conversion of the rear part of the ground, first & seconds floors (no.28) from a retail unit…

    This applicationApprovedFullP/FUL/2026/00760
  2. 2026
    9 Feb

    Alterations to facilitate the conversion of the rear part of the ground, first & second floors (no.28) from a…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideP/LBC/2026/00761

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    24 Jun

    External repairs to western elevation of the decorative dentil eaves cornice

    ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2026/03459
  2. 2025
    6 May

    Retain storage shed, tool shed, greenhouse & shelter

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/02344
  3. 2024
    7 Oct

    T1 - Goat Willow - Fell to ground level.

    ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2024/05738
  4. 2021
    1 Oct

    Change of use & conversion of the rear part of the ground floor & first & second floors (no.28) from a retail…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2021/02248
  5. 2021
    1 Oct

    Alterations to facilitate conversion of the rear part of the ground floor & first & second floors (no.28)…

    ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2021/02249
  6. 2014
    15 Aug

    Install automatic barrier to control access to parking area (retrospective).

    RefusedFull Planning Application2/2014/0907/FUL

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