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Vauxhall Chambers, Trinity Street, Dorchester, DT1 1TU

WD/D/20/000736Certificate of Lawful Use ProposedApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 5 June 2020

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of a 300mm wide diameter wooden pole that extends 12 metres above the ground in order to support two radio antenna

Submitted
20 March 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
  1. Received20 Mar
  2. Validated20 Mar
  3. Consult.21 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 77 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application at VAUXHALL CHAMBERS, TRINITY STREET, DORCHESTER, DT1 1TU. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 5 weeks longer 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.

84% of outline 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 1TU
Application type
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 March 2020
Consultation expiry
21 April 2020
Consultation end
21 April 2020

Additional information

Documents
3

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

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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. 2020
    9 Jan

    With reference to the above Certificate of Lawfulness application and the noted requirements under GDPO S2…

    ApprovedHistoric ApplicationsWD/D/20/000154
  2. 2019
    4 Nov

    Application for a certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed Installation of electrical infrastructure to…

    ApprovedCertificate of Lawful Use ProposedWD/D/19/002737
  3. 2002
    6 Dec

    Partial demolition to remove single storey rear extension

    ApprovedConservation Area Consent1/E/02/002033
  4. 2002
    6 Dec

    Erect single storey extension

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/E/02/002032
  5. 2002
    30 Aug

    Make internal alterations & install new frontage to street elevation. Erect new external fire escape staircase

    WithdrawnFull Planning Application1/E/02/001498
  6. 2002
    8 Feb

    Make alterations & erect first floor extension to convert Amusement Arcade/Bar into a Bar/Club

    ApprovedFull Planning Application1/E/02/000239

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