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St Matthews Farm Shaftesbury Road Forest Deer Dorset SP8 5QJ

P/PAAC/2023/00608Prior Approval - Agricultural to DwellingRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of 3 No. agricultural buildings to 3 No. dwellings (Class C3).

Received
6 February 2023
Decided
27 March 2023 · Prior Approval Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for a change of use at St Matthews Farm Shaftesbury Road Forest Deer Dorset SP8 5QJ. Dorset has handled 1,876 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 46 days. This one was decided in 49 days, 3 days longer than Dorset's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Gillingham Ward. We hold 532 applications in total for the SP8 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
P/PAAC/2023/00608
Address
St Matthews Farm Shaftesbury Road Forest Deer Dorset SP8 5QJ
Postcode
SP8 5QJ
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Appeal Dismissed
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Parish
Gillingham (old census number)

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Bloomers Farm Lawn crossroads GILLINGHAM SP8 5QR
Agent Address
Bloomers Farm Lawn crossroads GILLINGHAM SP8 5QR

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
27 March 2023
Date Validated
6 February 2023
Date Submitted
6 February 2023

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Type
Written Representations
Appeal Date
16 October 2023
Appeal Result
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal Decision Date
3 January 2024

Additional Information

Documents
17
Coordinates
51.070170, -2.253155
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3327814
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 January 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Source: Dorset

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (23)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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