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Down House Farm Down House Lane Higher Eype DT6 6AH

Refused Dorset P/CLE/2026/00995 Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to continue the siting of a hut and a log cabin in the paddock at Down House Farm

As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/00995

Application record

Reference
P/CLE/2026/00995
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Decided
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Bridport Ward
Parish
Symondsbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT6 6AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Feb 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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