Wool Cornerstone Church Burton Road Wool BH20 6EY
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Proposal
Change of use of existing chapel to dwelling (use class C3)
- Submitted
- 20 October 2026
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- West Purbeck
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Wool Cornerstone Church Burton Road Wool BH20 6EY. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across West Purbeck. We hold 1,049 applications in total for the BH20 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
- BH20 6EY
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Wool
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 October 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 37 Thorncombe Close Poole BH17 9EF
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Nikki Clayton
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Former Church, Including Headstones in Churchyard and Boundary Wall to RoadOn or next to this site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- 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, 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.
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Associated applications
- 202620 Oct
Change of use of existing chapel to dwelling (use class C3)
This applicationPendingFullP/FUL/2026/05734 - 202620 Oct
Change of use of existing chapel to C3 dwelling
PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideP/LBC/2026/05735
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Mar
Change of use from mixed use of church and tea room to commercial storage (B8) in association with cleaning…
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/01389 - 202510 Mar
Change of use from mixed use of church and tearoom to commercial storage (B8) in association with cleaning…
WithdrawnListed building consentP/LBC/2025/01390
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Nearby applications
- Wool Cornerstone Church Burton Road Wool BH20 6EYP/FUL/2025/01389 · FullWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Wool Cornerstone Church Burton Road Wool BH20 6EYP/LBC/2025/01390 · HeritageWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Wool Cornerstone Church Burton Road Wool BH20 6EYP/LBC/2026/05735 · HeritageAwaiting decision0.0 mi
- 25 & 27 The Poppies Wool Dorset BH20 6HTP/MPO/2021/03137 · ConditionsWithdrawn0.2 mi
- Land North of Dorchester Road Dorchester Road WoolP/ESP/2025/06253 · OutlineApproved0.2 mi
For applicants and trades
Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 22.8 miShaftesburyRTPI
- 24.3 miGillinghamRTPI
- 32.2 miSalisburyRTPI
Nearest first, within 50 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- Travers Electrical ContractorsElectrician0.2 mi
- ElectricallElectrician0.3 mi
- Purbeck Electrical Contracting LtdElectrician0.8 mi
- Quantum Chimney Services LtdSolid Fuel Heating0.8 mi
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