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Wessex Hotel, 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP

WD/D/16/001624Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 November 2016

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed new flat roof, timber frame rear extension to provide a new Male WC, amend the existing Male WC to create a Unisex Disabled WC and amend the existing external escape stairs.

Submitted
27 July 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester North Ward
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 104 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at WESSEX HOTEL, 32 HIGH WEST STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1UP. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 9 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 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
DT1 1UP
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2016
Consultation expiry
10 September 2016
Consultation end
10 September 2016

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: 32 and 33, High West StreetOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • 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 (20)

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, 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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© 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.

© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2016
    27 Jul

    Proposed new flat roof, timber frame rear extension to provide a new Male WC, amend the existing Male WC to…

    This applicationApprovedFullWD/D/16/001624
  2. 2016
    27 Jul

    Proposed alterations to Listed Building - new flat roof, timber frame rear extension to provide a new Male…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/D/16/001625

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