Crown Gate, Sectors 3.46/47/48, Northern Quadrant, Poundbury
Proposal
Erect continuing care retirement community comprising 76 apartments and bungalows together with a communal building to include a cafe/bistro, multi-purpose reception/bar/servery, therapy room, library / reading room, multipurpose activity room and staff facilities (Reserved Matters)
- Submitted
- 11 December 2020
- Decided
- 5 November 2021 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester Poundbury Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Dec
- ValidatedValidated11 Dec
- Consult.Consultation16 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Nov
Decided in 329 days (council typically 42)
This is an outline application at CROWN GATE, SECTORS 3.46/47/48, NORTHERN QUADRANT, POUNDBURY. Dorset has handled 1,884 applications of this type and approves 83% of them, typically deciding them in 46 days. This one was decided in 329 days, 40 weeks longer than Dorset's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Dorchester Poundbury Ward.
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- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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