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P/LBC/2025/07232

Heritage application at 38 South Street & 5A Trinity Street Dorchester, Dorset. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.

Enriching application data
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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk
Permitted
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Rebuild the party wall between Nos. 38 and 39 South Street. Replace the ground-floor retail frontage and carry out internal alterations to create two residential flats across the upper floors. Install a new timber roof with natural slate finish and a dormer window. Replace all timber sash windows with slimline double-glazed units. Remove the external timber toilet at first-floor level and renew the rear extension roof with a flat roof. External works to include paint removal from front brickwork, stonework repairs, and replacement of rear cement render with lime render.

P/LBC/2025/07232

Small
Heritage

38 South Street & 5A Trinity Street Dorchester

Submitted11 Dec
Validated
Consultation
Target
Decided15 Apr
6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset92% of heritage applications approved

This is a heritage application for a dormer extension at 38 South Street & 5A Trinity Street Dorchester. Dorset has handled 3,052 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 125 days, 10 weeks longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 15 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Dorchester West Ward.

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Application Details

Reference
P/LBC/2025/07232
Address
38 South Street & 5A Trinity Street Dorchester
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Heritage
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
15 April 2026
Date Submitted
11 December 2025

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
50.712868, -2.437531

Source: Dorset