Greenwood Grange Access To Hardys Cottage Higher Bockhampton DT2 8QH
Approved on 24 August 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Granted4 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use and conversion of agricultural building into 4 No. dwellings (Class C3).
- Submitted
- 2 July 2026
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Jul
- Consult.Consultation23 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided24 Aug
Decided in 53 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is an outline application for a change of use at Greenwood Grange Access To Hardys Cottage Higher Bockhampton DT2 8QH. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 11 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Charminster St. Mary's Ward. We hold 2,424 applications in total for the DT2 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
- DT2 8QH
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stinsford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Engine Room Athelhampton House Athelhampton Dorchester DT2 7LG
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Local nature reserve: Thorncombe WoodPart of the site
- 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, 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, 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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