Planning application
Moonridge Farm Main Road Mosterton DT8 3HP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The application seeks a certificate of lawful development for the existing use of land for the stationing of a caravan for residential purposes. The caravan has been continuously stationed and occupied as a dwelling on the land since the summer of 2012
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/02436
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/02436
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Beaminster Ward
- Parish
- Mosterton
- Postcode
- DT8 3HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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