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Forest Hill Farm Rushall Lane Lytchett Matravers BH16 6AJ

P/PAAC/2026/03901Prior Approval - Agricultural to DwellingRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 14 September 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing barn into two semi-detached dwellings.

Submitted
20 July 2026
Ward
Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.10 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided14 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at Forest Hill Farm Rushall Lane Lytchett Matravers BH16 6AJ. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 94 applications across Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward. We hold 224 applications in total for the BH16 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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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed development fails to comply with the requirements of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q.3(1) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). The proposed residential use would extend beyond the curtilage of the agricultural building as defined by Q.3(1); the proposed land identified for the change of use exceeds the size of the land area occupied by the existing agricultural building.
  2. Insufficient information has been submitted to enable the Local Planning Authority to determine whether the location or siting of the building makes the proposed change of use from agriculture to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) impractical or undesirable, having particular regard to impacts on biodiversity. The application relates to the conversion of an agricultural building which may provide habitat for protected and/or priority species. In the absence of an appropriate ecological assessment, the Local Planning Authority cannot ascertain whether the development would result in harm to biodiversity interests or protected species contrary to policy N2 of the National Planning Policy Framework. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate compliance with Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH16 6AJ
Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Lytchett Minster and Upton

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2026
Consultation expiry
10 August 2026
Consultation end
10 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit J1 Fulcrum Business Park Vantage Way Poole BH12 4NU

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Dorset
  • 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, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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