Planning application
Townsend Farmhouse Townsend Poyntington DT9 4LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to continue to use the property without Planning permission 1/N/89/0280F dated 21/09/89, condition 2 that states the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, prior to retirement, in the locality in agriculture as defined in Section 290 (1) of the town and Country Planning Act 1971, or In forestry (including any dependents of such person residing with him) or a widow or widower of such a person. The dwelling has now been lived in for a period in excess of 10 years in breach of the occupancy condition 2.
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/00476
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/00476
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Poyntington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 4LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/VOC/2026/01608 Granted
Townsend Farmhouse Townsend Poyntington DT9 4LF
Erect farmhouse with garaging and outbuildings, construct new vehicular access (with removal of condition 2 of planning permission 1/N/90/000165 - to remove the agricultural occupancy restriction)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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18 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 18 March 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
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