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Cerne Abbey Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ

P/FUL/2026/02315Full Planning ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 13 August 2026

2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Retain repair and restoration of shelter

Submitted
19 May 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 86 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Cerne Abbey Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 6 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Cerne Abbas conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Chalk Valleys Ward. We hold 2,424 applications in total for the DT2 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development by virtue of its design and materials would be unacceptable in respect of its impacts on the curtilage listed building and on the appearance of the garden wall and the overall setting of the Grade I listed Cerne Abbey, resulting in less than substantial harm not outweighed by the identified public benefits, contrary to Policies ENV1, ENV4, ENV10, and ENV12, of the adopted West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan 2015; and Section 12 (Achieving well-designed places), paragraph 135, and Section 16 (Conserving and enhancing the historic environment) paragraph 215 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposal, by reason of a lack of information relating to ecology, particularly bats, would be unacceptable and contrary to policy ENV2 of the adopted West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan 2015 and Section 15 (Conserving and enhancing the natural environment), paragraph 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DT2 7JQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Cerne Abbas

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Studio 33, Rope Building Candlewick Lane Alma Yard Plymouth PL4 0FF

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Cerne Abbas Conservation Area
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (20)

flood storage 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, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 May

    Certificate of lawfulness to install CCTV camera

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedFiled alongsideP/CLP/2026/02748
  2. 2026
    19 May

    Retain repair and restoration of shelter

    This applicationRefusedFullP/FUL/2026/02315

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