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The Great Field (Play Area, South-East Section), Peverell Avenue East, Poundbury

WD/D/20/002706Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 May 2021

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Erection of timber framed childrens play equipment & associated hard & soft landscaping (including gravel bound footways, trees & planting) and associated infrastructure (drainage) on existing public amenity space

Submitted
24 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Dorchester Poundbury Ward
  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated24 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 May

Decided in 43 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at THE GREAT FIELD (PLAY AREA, SOUTH-EAST SECTION), PEVERELL AVENUE EAST, POUNDBURY. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Dorchester Poundbury Ward.

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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Dorchester
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 March 2021

Additional information

Documents
269

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: 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 (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.

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