Pipsford Farm, Beaminster, DT8 3NT

WD/D/18/002639Full Planning ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 15 May 2019

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of part of outbuilding to dwelling

Submitted: 12 November 2018
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: Beaminster Ward

ReceivedSubmitted12 Nov
ValidatedValidated12 Nov
Consult.Consultation24 Dec
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided15 May

Decided in 184 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at PIPSFORD FARM, BEAMINSTER, DT8 3NT. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 184 days, 20 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Beaminster Ward. We hold 601 applications in total for the DT8 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: DT8 3NT
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Corscombe
District: West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 November 2018
Consultation expiry: 24 December 2018
Consultation end: 24 December 2018

Additional information

Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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
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 (21)

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, 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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