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Vauxhall Chambers, Trinity Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TU

WD/D/20/000154Historic ApplicationsApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 30 January 2020

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

With reference to the above Certificate of Lawfulness application and the noted requirements under GDPO S2 Part 15 Class B.2 (d) please see enclosed drawings for approval of the design and external appearance of the switch house. Please advise if any further information is required.

Submitted
9 January 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
  1. Received9 Jan
  2. Validated9 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided30 Jan

Decided in 21 days

About this application

This is a planning application at VAUXHALL CHAMBERS, TRINITY STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1TU. Dorset has handled 27,315 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
DT1 1TU
Application type
Historic Applications
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 January 2020

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
  • Listed building: Grade II: South Grove CottageOn or next to this site
  • 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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