The Retreat Hewletts Drove Rivers Corner DT10 2AE

P/PIP/2026/04574Permission In PrincipleApproved

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: Granted1 condition

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Erect 1no. dwellinghouse

Submitted: 20 August 2026
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Sturminster Newton

ReceivedSubmitted20 Aug
ValidatedValidated20 Aug
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided24 Sep

Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application for a new dwelling at The Retreat Hewletts Drove Rivers Corner DT10 2AE. Dorset has handled 3 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 7 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Sturminster Newton. We hold 655 applications in total for the DT10 postcode area.

92% of all 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: DT10 2AE
Application type: Permission In Principle
Parish: Sturminster Newton

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 August 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Pete Markham

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Dorset

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