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Henbury Farm Dorchester Road Sturminster Marshall BH21 3RN

Awaiting decision Dorset P/CLE/2026/03440 Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Use of a former agricultural building (The Red Barn) for continuous commercial non-agricultural purposes comprising a trade workshop and storage depot (Use Classes B8 / Class E(g)(iii))

As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/03440

Application record

Reference
P/CLE/2026/03440
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Stour and Allen Vale Ward
Parish
Sturminster Marshall
Postcode
BH21 3RN

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 August 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

10 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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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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