Former Little Chef, Main Street, Winterbourne Abbas, Dorchester, DT2 9LU
Approved on 17 September 2019
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Demolish existing out-house, remove refrigeration unit and erect new garage
- Submitted
- 29 April 2019
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- ReceivedSubmitted29 Apr
- ValidatedValidated29 Apr
- Consult.Consultation1 Jul
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided17 Sep
Decided in 141 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at FORMER LITTLE CHEF, MAIN STREET, WINTERBOURNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9LU. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 14 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,420 applications in total for the DT2 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
- DT2 9LU
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Winterbourne Abbas
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 29 April 2019
- Consultation expiry
- 1 July 2019
- Consultation end
- 1 July 2019
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201820 Feb
Change of use of the ground floor of the building and adjacent land from A3 to sell and display motor…
ApprovedChange Of UseWD/D/18/000253 - 201229 May
Installation of external signage comprising of 2no. Externally illuminated fascia signs, 1no. Fabricated…
ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/D/12/000831 - 200828 Mar
Erect illuminated post mounted sign and non-illuminated letters on existing building
ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/D/08/000508
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