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Woodpecker Cottage Keysworth Wareham BH20 7BH

P/HOU/2026/03485Householder Planning PermissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 August 2026

Council decision: Granted6 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect entrance porch. Erect timber and steel balcony terrace, with glazed balustrades with timber canopy with polycarbonate roof. Recessed entrance infilled. New stone wall & window to match existing. Erect lower ground extension. New stone wall to match existing & shallow tiled roof with rooflights.

Submitted
29 June 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
  1. Received29 Jun
  2. Validated29 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 45 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at Woodpecker Cottage Keysworth Wareham BH20 7BH. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 3 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Wareham Ward. We hold 1,048 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 7BH
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wareham St. Martin

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
15 First Avenue Bath Somerset BA2 3NW

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Dorset
  • 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, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

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.

Source: Dorset

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