The Old Post Office, Main Road, Alton Pancras, Dorchester, DT2 7RW
Approved on 6 October 2014
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Replacement of gable end window. Replacement of all glazing & joinery on conservatory.
- Submitted
- 11 August 2014
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Piddle Valley Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Aug
- ValidatedValidated11 Aug
- Consult.Consultation27 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Oct
Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a heritage application for a conservatory at THE OLD POST OFFICE, MAIN ROAD, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7RW. Dorset has handled 3,055 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Alton Pancras conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 2,420 applications in total for the DT2 postcode area.
94% of heritage 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 7RW
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Alton Pancras
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 August 2014
- Consultation expiry
- 27 September 2014
- Consultation end
- 27 September 2014
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Alton Pancras Conservation Area
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- 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, 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Apr
Work to the SW gable end of the building: remove render, undertake necessary structural work and construct a…
ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2024/02080 - 202021 Jul
T1 Yew - Reduce laterals growing over garden by 1.5m - to create a balanced crown structure and reduce…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaWD/D/20/001655 - 201925 Jul
Demolition of existing loggia, erection of new loggia Demolition of existing green house, erection of new…
ApprovedHouseholderWD/D/19/001895 - 201925 Jul
Demolition of existing loggia, erection of new loggia Demolition of existing green house and erection of new…
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/19/001896 - 20185 Sep
T1 Conifer - Fell - outgrown location
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaWD/D/18/002055
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