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Public Conveniences Howards Lane Wareham BH20 4HU

P/PADM/2026/02692Prior Approval - DemolitionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 June 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Granted

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

To allow for the replacement of the building with more suitable public convenience facilities

Submitted
15 May 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated15 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 27 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at Public Conveniences Howards Lane Wareham BH20 4HU. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Wareham conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 112 applications across Wareham Ward. We hold 1,049 applications in total for the BH20 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
BH20 4HU
Application type
Prior Approval - Demolition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Wareham Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 5 Designer House Sandford Lane Wareham BH20 4DY

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Wareham Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Buildings to East of and Adjoining Victoria HouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Wareham Conservation Area
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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
    15 May

    Erection of replacement Public Conveniences

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedFiled alongsideP/CLP/2026/02693
  2. 2026
    15 May

    To allow for the replacement of the building with more suitable public convenience facilities

    This applicationApprovedOutlineP/PADM/2026/02692

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