Planning application
Soho Church House 6 Merlin Avenue South Weymouth DT3 5DS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm a material start has been made on planning permission ref. P/FUL/2022/07061 through the digging and connecting of foul drainage
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2025/07071
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2025/07071
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Upwey and Broadwey Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 5DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 28 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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