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The Keep Military Museum Poundbury Road Poundbury Dorchester DT1 1TA

P/LBC/2025/01755Listed Building ConsentPermitted

Proposal

Carry out alterations to roof level timber decking and framing, redecorate walls and ceilings and improve lighting and fire alarm.

Received
24 March 2025
Decided
19 June 2025 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Jun

Decided in 87 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset95% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application at The Keep Military Museum Poundbury Road Poundbury Dorchester DT1 1TA. Dorset has handled 3,051 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 87 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/LBC/2025/01755
Address
The Keep Military Museum Poundbury Road Poundbury Dorchester DT1 1TA
Postcode
DT1 1TA
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Approved
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Parish
Dorchester

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Ministry of Defence Whitehall London SW1A 2HB
Agent Address
874 The Crescent Colchester Business Park Colchester C04 9YQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
19 June 2025
Date Validated
24 March 2025
Date Submitted
24 March 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
21
Coordinates
50.714752, -2.443568
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dorset

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1+1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: Dorset Military MuseumOn 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 (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, 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 2026-10-09. 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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