31 Great Western Road, Dorchester, DT1 1UF
Proposal
Change of use from A1 use (retail) to D2 use (solarium) including internal & external works
- Received
- 15 December 2017
- Decided
- 6 March 2018 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted15 Dec
- ValidatedValidated15 Dec
- Consult.Consultation24 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided6 Mar
Decided in 81 days (council typically 42)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 31 GREAT WESTERN ROAD, DORCHESTER, DT1 1UF. Dorset has handled 11,834 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 81 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202318 Jan
Display 1 No. externally illuminated fascia sign, 1 No. non-illuminated fascia sign and 2 No. non-illuminated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consentP/ADV/2023/00210 - 20199 Oct
Display of internally illuminated and non illuminated fascia signs.
RefusedAdvertisement consentWD/D/19/002521 - 201828 Nov
Display illuminated front, side and rear fascia signs (retrospective)
RefusedAdvertisement consentWD/D/18/002778 - 200410 May
Block up doorway to Handybank.
ApprovedFull Planning Application1/E/04/000882
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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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