Planning application
Lower Leaze 3 Broadleaze Chedington DT8 3JA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-conformity with condition 04 of planning permission 117883 (development of land by the erection of 3 agricultural workers bungalows – Outline) and condition 01 of planning permission 118458 (development of land by the erection of 3 agricultural workers bungalows – Reserved Matters). Lower Leaze has been occupied in excess of 10 years by someone not employed or last employed in agriculture.
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2025/06320
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2025/06320
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Beaminster Ward
- Parish
- Chedington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT8 3JA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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