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Sandbanks Ferry Buildings Ferry Road Studland BH19 3BA

Awaiting decision Dorset P/CLE/2026/02754 Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness. Occupation of existing building for residential purposes.

As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/02754

Application record

Reference
P/CLE/2026/02754
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Studland
Postcode
BH19 3BA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 May 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 July 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

26 documents on file for this application

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What 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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