3 Maiden Castle Road Dorchester DT1 2QG
Approved on 24 September 2026
Council decision: Granted11 conditions
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Proposal
Erection of 1no. dwelling (outline application to determine access & layout)
- Submitted
- 26 January 2026
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Sep
Decided in 241 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application at 3 Maiden Castle Road Dorchester DT1 2QG. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 241 days, 28 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
84% of outline 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
- DT1 2QG
- Application type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dorchester
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 12 Christchurch Road Cheltenham GL50 2PL
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Dorset
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