1 Farm Orchard, Sandford Orcas Road, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, DT9 4RX
Refused on 21 December 2016
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolish outbuilding and erect one and two storey extensions and insert dormer window
- Submitted
- 26 October 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Queen Thorne Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Oct
- ValidatedValidated26 Oct
- Consult.Consultation17 Dec
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided21 Dec
Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 1 FARM ORCHARD, SANDFORD ORCAS ROAD, SANDFORD ORCAS, SHERBORNE, DT9 4RX. Dorset has handled 11,876 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 Sandford Orcas conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 3,007 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 4RX
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sandford Orcas
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 October 2016
- Consultation expiry
- 17 December 2016
- Consultation end
- 17 December 2016
Appeal
- Appeal type
- Written Representations
- Appeal date
- 11 April 2017
- Appeal result
- Appeal Allowed
- Appeal decision date
- 24 May 2017
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Sandford Orcas Conservation Area
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies 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 (21)
flood storage 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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