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4 Locks Lane Glanvilles Wootton DT9 5QE

P/FUL/2026/02847Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 24 September 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect 1 no. dwellinghouse and single storey extension to the existing dwelling & install air source heat pump

Submitted
29 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherborne Rural Ward
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 57 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 4 Locks Lane Glanvilles Wootton DT9 5QE. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Sherborne Rural Ward. We hold 3,007 applications in total for the DT9 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 development would be located within the countryside, according to Policy 20 of the Local Plan, where most forms of development for general needs are strictly controlled. By reason of the site’s location in an area with limited facilities and services, it is an unsustainable location for housing for general needs and would result in an unsustainable pattern of development that is at odds with the housing distribution vision that is contained within the development plan and objectives of Chapter 4 of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026). The resulting benefit of an additional dwelling does not substantially outweigh the adverse effects, when assessed against local and national decision-making policies which seek to promote sustainable forms of movement. The proposal would therefore be contrary to the Council’s spatial strategy for housing and contrary to Policies 1, 2 and 20 of The North Dorset Local Plan Part 1 (adopted January 2016 and Policies S4, TR3 and CC2 of the Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
DT9 5QE
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Glanvilles Wootton

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Durdle Door Littledown Shaftesbury SP7 9HD

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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.

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