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Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX

P/PAAF/2026/00984Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial UseAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of an agricultural barn to Class E (for use as an indoor children’s soft play area) under Class R of the GPDO

Submitted
18 February 2026
Ward
Marshwood Vale Ward
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.17 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Marshwood Vale Ward. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT6 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
DT6 6BX
Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wootton Fitzpaine

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
17 March 2026
Consultation end
17 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Office 1 The Grove The Underfleet Seaton EX12 2FU

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Article 4 direction: Bridport to LymeRegis 1+1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • Heritage coast: West DorsetPart 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    17 Apr

    Proposed operational development (external alterations) relating to the use of the building and land within…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationRelatedP/FUL/2026/02107
  2. 2026
    18 Feb

    Change of use of an agricultural barn to Class E (for use as an indoor children’s soft play area) under Class…

    This applicationPendingOutlineP/PAAF/2026/00984

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