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Unit 12/13 Tudor Arcade, South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1BN

WD/D/20/000278Change Of UseApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 9 April 2020

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from (A1 use) shop to (A3 use) cafe

Submitted
3 February 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.9 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 66 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at UNIT 12/13 TUDOR ARCADE, SOUTH STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1BN. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 3 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 17 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

76% of amendment 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
DT1 1BN
Application type
Change Of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2020
Consultation expiry
9 April 2020
Consultation end
9 April 2020

Additional information

Documents
4

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: 18, Durngate StreetOn or next to this site · +3 more
  • 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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    15 Mar

    Replace existing 'Waitrose' sign with 1no. non-illuminated 'Waitrose & Partners' hanging sign

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/D/19/000796
  2. 2019
    13 Feb

    Notification to vary the licence for Waitrose to increase their hours of alcohol sales.

    ApprovedHistoric ApplicationsWD/D/19/000427
  3. 2018
    21 Aug

    Installation of 4 sets of replacement letters, 2no. projecting signs, 2no. post mounted signs, 3no. panels…

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentWD/D/18/001697
  4. 2018
    16 Aug

    Removal of 4no. existing plant chillers and installation of 1no. new water chiller unit and other minor…

    ApprovedFull Planning ApplicationWD/D/18/001654
  5. 2003
    30 May

    Replace existing signage with new illuminated & non illuminated signage

    ApprovedAdvertisement consent1/E/03/001010
  6. 2003
    13 May

    Make alterations to shopfront & install new plant on roof

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/E/03/001011

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