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Land and Buildings known as Tumbledown Farm Radipole Lane Westham Weymouth DT4 9RU

P/FUL/2026/02993Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 6 August 2026

Council decision: Granted7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Construction of two polytunnels (re-located from previously-approved position) and installation of solar panels on a free-standing array

Submitted
11 June 2026
Ward
Radipole Ward
  1. Received11 Jun
  2. Validated11 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Aug

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Land and Buildings known as Tumbledown Farm Radipole Lane Westham Weymouth DT4 9RU. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Radipole conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Radipole Ward. We hold 387 applications in total for the DT4 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
DT4 9RU
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Weymouth

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
14 High Street Poole BH15 1BP

Additional information

Documents
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Radipole Conservation AreaPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Rye CottageOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • SSSI: Radipole Lake SSSIPart of the site

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, 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, 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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