Planning application
Higher Sminhay Farm Mutton Street Marshwood DT6 5PZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the construction and occupation of a building as an independent C3 dwelling, along with the use of land for associated residential purposes
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/00648
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/00648
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Marshwood Vale Ward
- Parish
- Marshwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 5PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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17 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
36 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 17 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
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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