Lodge Farm, Park Lane, Melbury Sampford, Dorchester, DT2 0LF

WD/D/18/001013EIA Screening OpinionApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 July 2018

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Request for EIA screening opinion - 11KV Pole replacmement

Submitted: 17 May 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Frome Valley Ward

ReceivedSubmitted17 May
ValidatedValidated17 May
Consult.Consultation14 Jun
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided11 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at LODGE FARM, PARK LANE, MELBURY SAMPFORD, DORCHESTER, DT2 0LF. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 13 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,424 applications in total for the DT2 postcode area.

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

Postcode: DT2 0LF
Application type: EIA Screening Opinion
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Melbury Sampford
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 May 2018
Consultation expiry: 14 June 2018
Consultation end: 14 June 2018

Additional information

Documents: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Listed building: Grade II: Lodge FarmhouseOn or next to this site
Registered park and garden: Melbury Park
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
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, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, 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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