Thomas Hardye School, Queens Avenue, Dorchester, DT1 2ET
Approved on 12 May 2017
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Internal remodelling and extension to dining hall with associated external landscaping
- Submitted
- 21 March 2017
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted21 Mar
- ValidatedValidated21 Mar
- Consult.Consultation29 Apr
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 May
Decided in 52 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at THOMAS HARDYE SCHOOL, QUEENS AVENUE, DORCHESTER, DT1 2ET. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 10 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Dorchester West Ward. 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 2ET
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dorchester
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 March 2017
- Consultation expiry
- 29 April 2017
- Consultation end
- 29 April 2017
Additional information
- Documents
- 18
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202525 Mar
Installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of the school
ApprovedOutlineP/PASO/2025/01614 - 202020 Nov
Remove existing and install replacement windows to front elevation
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/20/002950 - 20189 Oct
Replacement external windows and doors
ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/18/002188 - 20139 Jan
Retention of single storey accommodation and external alterations
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/D/13/000042 - 201225 Jan
Demolish swimming pool & associated buildings. Erect single storey extension. Carry out alterations to sports…
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/D/12/000039
Source: Dorset
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