P/CLE/2025/06407

1. 30 Oct 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 21 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• P/HABR/2026/03109 Decided

  Campsite Pondarosa Farm Valley Road Harmans Cross BH19 3DX

  Regulation 77 application for the siting of three shepherds huts for use for camping for a maximum of 88 days per year.

  13 Jul 2026 163m away

• P/CLE/2026/04101 Awaiting decision

  Marblers Bungalow Access Road From B3069 To Priests Way Langton Matravers BH19 3JS

  Certificate of Lawful Existing Development to formally confirm that planning permission 6/2013/0399 was lawfully commenced within the prescribed three-year period and therefore remains valid

  28 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLE/2026/04064 Awaiting decision

  Underwood Home Farm Lane Tarrant Gunville DT11 8JW

  Certificate of Lawfulness to continue using the property as a C3 dwellinghouse without the agricultural occupancy restriction. Planning permission has been granted by reference numbers 431769/M and 0/A431295/M - Develop land by erection of agricultural dwelling and garage. Within 431769/M - condition 1 and 0/A431295/M - condition 2, they both impose an agricultural occupancy condition. The applicants are the occupants of Underwood, and have been in breach of these occupancy conditions for in excess of 10 years, and a Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development is now sought.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04022 Awaiting decision

  7 Sandford Terrace Sandford BH20 7AG

  Certificate of lawfulness Proposed: Demolition of the existing rear conservatory and reconstruction using a timber framed construction, adjustments to the roof structure to allow for the formation of a rear facing dormer

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/03179 Granted

  1 Kingsbere Road Weymouth DT3 6JS

  The proposal includes the carrying out of building operations comprising domestic alterations and extensions to the existing dwellinghouse. The works include the demolition of the existing garage, construction of a single-storey rear extension, construction of a single-storey side store/side extension, associated alterations to existing external openings, installation of rooflights, and associated external works within the residential curtilage. The existing driveway/access from Kingsbere Road is to remain as existing, with no new vehicular access proposed. Associated hardstanding/paved areas are shown on the submitted proposed site and floor plans. Surface water drainage from the proposed works is to be dealt with within the site, either via connection to the existing surface water drainage system or by a suitable soakaway/infiltration arrangement, subject to detailed design and Building Regulations requirements. The precise siting, layout and extent of the proposed works are shown on the submitted drawings, including the proposed site plan, proposed ground floor plan, proposed roof plan and proposed elevations.

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04052 Awaiting decision

  New Forest Kennels & Cattery 94 Wayside Road St Leonards And St Ives Ringwood BH24 2SL

  The erection of a 2m high means of enclosure.

  27 Jul 2026 Lawful development