Burraton House, 5 Burraton Square, Poundbury

WD/D/15/002987Change Of UseApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 February 2016

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use from D1 (non-residential institution) to B1 (Business)

Submitted: 24 December 2015
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Dorchester West Ward

ReceivedSubmitted24 Dec
ValidatedValidated24 Dec
Consult.Consultation13 Feb
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Feb

Decided in 61 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at BURRATON HOUSE, 5 BURRATON SQUARE, POUNDBURY. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 3 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Dorchester West Ward.

76% of amendment 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

Application type: Change Of Use
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Dorchester
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 24 December 2015
Consultation expiry: 13 February 2016
Consultation end: 13 February 2016

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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 (22)

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, 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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Source: Dorset

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