2 The Forum Centre, Trinity Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TT
Proposal
Change of use from amusement arcade to restaurant/cafe use (A3) and installation of extraction ducting
- Received
- 18 April 2018
- Decided
- 12 July 2018 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester North Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted18 Apr
- ValidatedValidated18 Apr
- Consult.Consultation4 Jun
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 Jul
Decided in 85 days (council typically 42)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 2 THE FORUM CENTRE, TRINITY STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1TT. 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 85 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 201831 Jul
Amendment to planning permission WD/D/18/000725
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentWD/D/18/001696 - 201818 Apr
Change of use from amusement arcade to restaurant/cafe use (A3) and installation of extraction ducting
This applicationApprovedFullWD/D/18/000725
Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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 (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.
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