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Garage Site Opposite 30-44 Chestnut Way Dorchester

P/NMA/2026/04750Non Material AmendmentRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 1 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Non material amendment - Plot 3 and 4 revised from 85% to 100% NDSS and associated landscaping adjusted accordingly to planning permission WD/D/20/001840 (Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2no. 3 bed houses and 2no. 1 bed flats and associated landscaping and parking provision)

Submitted
4 September 2026
Ward
Dorchester West
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated4 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided1 Oct

Decided in 27 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Garage Site Opposite 30-44 Chestnut Way Dorchester. Dorset has handled 40 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Dorchester West.

70% of non material amendment applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The amendments proposed are considered to be material to application WD/D/20/001840 and are therefore not acceptable as a non-material amendment. The proposed changes would result in a noticeable increase in the approved floorspace and built form of Plots 3 and 4 and would also alter the Community Infrastructure Levy liability arising from the scheme. As a consequence, the Local Planning Authority concludes that the proposed changes cannot reasonably be regarded as non-material amendments for the purposes of Section 96A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. It is recommended that a section 73 variation of condition application be submitted to for the proposed changes.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Non Material Amendment
Parish
Dorchester

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Create Centre Smeaton Road Bristol BS1 6XN

Planning decision

Case officer
Pete Markham

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    4 Sep

    Non material amendment - Plot 3 and 4 revised from 85% to 100% NDSS and associated landscaping adjusted…

    This applicationRefusedNon-material amendmentP/NMA/2026/04750
  2. 2020
    7 Aug

    Demolition of existing garages and erection of 2no. 3 bed houses and 2no. 1 bed flats and associated…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationPart ofWD/D/20/001840

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