Builder Centre Great Western Road Dorchester DT1 1RZ
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Proposal
Demolition/conversion of buildings to provide 30 no. apartments and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with associated parking & landscaping (outline application to determine access, layout).
- Submitted
- 11 June 2026
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Jun
- ValidatedValidated11 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is an outline application for demolition at Builder Centre Great Western Road Dorchester DT1 1RZ. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 11 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 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 1RZ
- Application type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Number of dwellings
- 30
- Parish
- Dorchester
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 19-21 Holywell Hill St Albans AL1 1EZ
Additional information
- Documents
- 53
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1Part of the site · +1 more
- 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 (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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20255 Aug
Demolition/conversion of buildings to provide 23no. apartments and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with…
WithdrawnFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2025/00984 - 20234 May
Demolition of existing buildings to provide 16no. apartments (use class C3) & commercial floor space with…
RefusedFull Planning ApplicationP/FUL/2023/00339
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