Skip to content

56 Bell Street Swanage BH19 2SB

P/OUT/2022/02516Outline Planning PermissionRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 6 September 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Sever land and erect a detached house with parking (outline application to determine access, appearance, layout and scale). As amended by plans rec'd 22.8.22 to amend porch design, add chimney, list materials and amend parking space.

Submitted
19 April 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Swanage Ward
  1. Received19 Apr
  2. Validated19 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Sep

Decided in 140 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a porch at 56 Bell Street Swanage BH19 2SB. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 14 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Herston conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Swanage Ward. We hold 1,866 applications in total for the BH19 postcode area.

84% of outline applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street

Application details

Postcode
BH19 2SB
Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Swanage

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 April 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Old Pump House 45 Hill Street Poole Dorset BH15 1NR

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Herston Conservation Area
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near BH19

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

Planning something similar?

See what the council approved and refused for new homes on your street. Pick your home and get the evidence before you pay for drawings.

See what gets approved on your streetBuying this property? Report on this address