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Glenholme Nursery, Penmore Road, Sandford Orcas

WD/D/20/001786Prior Approval - Agricultural to DwellingRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 28 September 2020

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use from agricultural building to dwelling (Class C3)

Submitted
3 August 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sherborne Rural Ward
  1. Received3 Aug
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.11 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at GLENHOLME NURSERY, PENMORE ROAD, SANDFORD ORCAS. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 2 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Sherborne Rural Ward.

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

Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sandford Orcas
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2020
Consultation expiry
11 September 2020
Consultation end
11 September 2020

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett CatchmentApplies 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 (22)

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, 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.

Source: Dorset

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