Land And Building Known As Wriggle Valley Farm, Thornford Road, Yetminster

WD/D/18/000529Prior Approval - Agricultural to DwellingApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 27 April 2018

Council decision: Prior Approval GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Change of use of agricultural building to a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and for associated operational development

Submitted: 14 March 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Yetminster and Cam Vale Ward

ReceivedSubmitted14 Mar
ValidatedValidated14 Mar
Consult.Consultation20 Apr
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided27 Apr

Decided in 44 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at LAND AND BUILDING KNOWN AS WRIGGLE VALLEY FARM, THORNFORD ROAD, YETMINSTER. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

84% of outline 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: Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Yetminster
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 14 March 2018
Consultation expiry: 20 April 2018
Consultation end: 20 April 2018

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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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Source: Dorset

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