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1-4 Whetstones, West Walks, Dorchester

WD/D/18/002835Certificate of Lawful Use ProposedPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness Proposed to replace rotting wooden fascia boards with black upvc woodgrain fascia.

Received
11 December 2018
Decided
17 January 2019 · Granted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester North Ward
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received11 Dec
  2. Validated11 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Jan

Decided in 37 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application at 1-4 WHETSTONES, WEST WALKS, DORCHESTER. Dorset has handled 1,876 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 46 days. This one was decided in 37 days, 9 days quicker than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Application Details

Reference
WD/D/18/002835
Address
1-4 WHETSTONES, WEST WALKS, DORCHESTER
Local Authority
Dorset
Application Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Application Approved
Ward
Dorchester North Ward
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Decided
17 January 2019
Date Validated
11 December 2018
Date Submitted
11 December 2018

Planning Decision

Decision
Granted
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
5
Coordinates
50.712425, -2.440105
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dorset

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Planning constraints

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

  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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