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3 Cornhill, Dorchester, DT1 1BA

WD/D/20/000947Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 29 June 2020

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conversion and alterations of the upper floors to create 3no. residential units

Submitted
20 April 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided29 Jun

Decided in 70 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 3 CORNHILL, DORCHESTER, DT1 1BA. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.

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
DT1 1BA
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2020
Consultation expiry
2 June 2020
Consultation end
2 June 2020

Additional information

Documents
12

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*: 3, CornhillOn this site · +5 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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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    20 Apr

    Conversion and alterations of the upper floors to create 3no. residential units

    This applicationApprovedFullWD/D/20/000947
  2. 2020
    20 Apr

    Internal and external alterations to facilitate the conversion of upper floors to 3no. residential units

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWD/D/20/000948

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