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Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP

WD/D/14/001095Advertisement ConsentApproved

Approved on 5 August 2014

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of one additional school sign, measuring 1m wide by 600mm high.

Submitted
2 June 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Shaftesbury West Ward
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.5 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 64 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at SHERBORNE SCHOOL, ABBEY ROAD, SHERBORNE, DT9 3AP. Dorset has handled 404 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 3 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. We hold 3,010 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.

95% of advertising 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
DT9 3AP
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sherborne
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2014
Consultation expiry
5 July 2014
Consultation end
5 July 2014

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Sherborne Conservation Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: Bell Buildings at Sherborne SchoolOn this site · +22 more
  • Scheduled monument: Sherborne Abbey, remains ofPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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, 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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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    30 Jun

    T1 Alder - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)

    ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2022/04041
  2. 2017
    26 Jun

    Provision of four music practice booths within a portakabin clad to match the exterior of the music school.

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/17/001644
  3. 2016
    31 Oct

    Restoration of timber bell tower above School House (Boarding School)

    ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/16/002433
  4. 2016
    15 Jan

    Permanent retention of existing carpentry workshop

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/15/002961
  5. 2014
    13 Jun

    Installation of external LEV unit at the D & T Building, Devitt Court

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/14/001096
  6. 2012
    17 Jul

    Re-roof south west elevation of upper library roof

    WithdrawnListed building consent1/D/12/000850

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