Planning application
Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness to continue using the property as a dwelling in breach of the occupancy condition
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/03581
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/03581
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Buckland Newton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 7BT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/VOC/2026/04671 Awaiting decision
Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT
Erect bungalow for agricultural worker (without compliance with condition 2 of planning permission 1/E/78/69 - to remove the agricultural occupancy condition).
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P/NMA/2026/04670 Granted
Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT
Non material amendment - change description of development to remove reference to agricultural worker to planning permission 1/E/78/69 (Erect bungalow for agricultural worker).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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20 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 20 August 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.
Nearby applications
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Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT
88% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
Erect bungalow for agricultural worker (without compliance with condition 2 of planning permission 1/E/78/69 - to remove the agricultural occupancy condition).
Awaiting decision Amendments 6 docs -
Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT
Non material amendment - change description of development to remove reference to agricultural worker to planning permission 1/E/78/69 (Erect bungalow for agricultural worker).
Granted Amendments 7 docs -
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Granted Trees 10 docs -
Elkins The Manor Church Of The Holy Rood Junction To Junction Locketts Lane Buckland Newton DT2 7BU
T1 Field Maple - Prune encroaching branches on BT line to leave a clearance of 0.5 - 1m. Only tertiary branches to be removed no primary limbs.
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