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Meerhay Cottage Meerhay Manor Access Road Meerhay DT8 3SB

P/FUL/2026/02203Full Planning ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Installation of solar PV array and associated fencing

Submitted
22 April 2026
Ward
Beaminster Ward
  1. Received22 Apr
  2. Validated22 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Meerhay Cottage Meerhay Manor Access Road Meerhay DT8 3SB. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Beaminster Ward. We hold 602 applications in total for the DT8 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
DT8 3SB
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Beaminster

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
23 Hogshill Street Beaminster DT8 3AE

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II*: Meerhay ManorOn or next to this site
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Aug

    Installation of solar PV array and associated fencing

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2026/04558

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