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Orchard House Nether Compton Sherborne DT9 4QA

P/HOU/2026/04038Householder Planning PermissionApproved
Householder

Approved on 7 September 2026

Council decision: Granted2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolish existing greenhouse and erect new greenhouse with level base

Submitted
4 August 2026
Ward
Sherborne Rural Ward
  1. Received4 Aug
  2. Validated4 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 Sep

Decided in 34 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Orchard House Nether Compton Sherborne DT9 4QA. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 8 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Nether Compton conservation area. 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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Application details

Postcode
DT9 4QA
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Nether Compton

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Orchard House Nether Compton Dorset DT9 4QA

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Nether Compton Conservation Area
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies 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, 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, 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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