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Agricultural Building At Paddock Farm Bowridge Hill Gillingham

P/PAAC/2026/01142Prior Approval - Agricultural to DwellingRefused
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Change of use & conversion of agricultural building to 2no. dwellinghouses (Use Class C3)

Received
9 March 2026
Decided
30 April 2026 · Prior Approval Refused
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 52 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 Agricultural Building At Paddock Farm Bowridge Hill Gillingham. 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 52 days, 6 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.

Application Details

Reference
P/PAAC/2026/01142
Address
Agricultural Building At Paddock Farm Bowridge Hill Gillingham
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Appeal In Progress
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Parish
Gillingham

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
c/o agent 2 Australia Road Chickerell
Agent Address
2 Australia Road Chickerell Weymouth dt3 4dd dt3 4dd

Planning Application Dates

Consultation Expiry
31 March 2026
Date Decided
30 April 2026
Date Validated
9 March 2026
Date Submitted
9 March 2026
Consultation End
31 March 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Appeal Type
New Portal Written Representations
Appeal Date
8 May 2026

Additional Information

Documents
9
Coordinates
51.046110, -2.264621
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dorset

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  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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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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