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Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE

Refused Dorset P/CLE/2026/03617 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

Use of existing dwelling without compliance with condition 1 of planning permission P/CLE/2022/04672 (i.e. without compliance with agricultural occupation limitation)

As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/03617

Application record

Reference
P/CLE/2026/03617
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Decided
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
Cann
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SP7 0EE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/FUL/2025/06847 Awaiting decision

    Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE

    Erect 10 no. dwellings with new and amended accesses and change use of land to the rear to be used as open space and Class F.1 Non-residential Institution use with associated parking area, and form new footway to the west side of the B3081.

    Submitted 16 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Out To Consultation

    Previously Under Officer Consideration.

  5. 26 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  6. 27 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

Documents

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

6 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Barn Higher Blandford Road Cann

    P/PAAF/2026/01475 Submitted 16 Mar 2026 90m away

    Change of use of agricultural building to a flexible Commercial/Business/Service (Class E) use

    Granted Prior approval 8 docs

  • Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE

    P/FUL/2025/06847 Submitted 16 Jan 2026 115m away

    85% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

    Erect 10 no. dwellings with new and amended accesses and change use of land to the rear to be used as open space and Class F.1 Non-residential Institution use with associated parking area, and form new footway to the west side of the B3081.

    Awaiting decision Full applications 76 docs
    Major scheme

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    Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

  • Unit 5 Melbury Workshops Higher Blandford Road Cann Shaftesbury SP7 0EB

    P/CLE/2026/03124 Submitted 17 Jun 2026 155m away

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    Withdrawn Lawful development 3 docs

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    85% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep

    Erection of 2no. single-storey light industrial/ storage buildings with associated parking & access

    Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs
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