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The Lodge, Sherborne School, Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP

WD/D/14/001340Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 July 2014

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a new metal apex shed within the rear yard of Custos Lodge to provide a replacement facility for the secure storage of deliveries

Submitted
23 May 2014
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherborne West Ward
  1. Received23 May
  2. Validated23 May
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided15 Jul

Decided in 53 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at THE LODGE, SHERBORNE SCHOOL, ABBEY ROAD, SHERBORNE, DT9 3AP. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 11 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Sherborne conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Sherborne West Ward. We hold 3,010 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.

92% of full 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
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sherborne
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 May 2014
Consultation expiry
10 July 2014
Consultation end
10 July 2014

Additional information

Documents
8

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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