Planning application
Emmers Farm Holt Road Mannington Wimborne BH21 7JY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Use of building and associated yard/apron area as a vehicle and plant repair workshop (Sui Generis / Commercial Use).
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/03997
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/03997
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Stour and Allen Vale Ward
- Parish
- Holt
- Postcode
- BH21 7JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/CLE/2025/06814 Refused
Emmers Farm Holt Road Mannington Wimborne BH21 7JY
Use of building and yard as vehicle repair workshop.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 October 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 51 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Emmers Farm Holt Road Mannington Wimborne BH21 7JY
Use of building and yard as vehicle repair workshop.
Refused Lawful development 8 docs -
Emmers Farm Holt Road Mannington BH21 7JY
Retain building in new position
Refused Full applications 20 docs -
Willow Cottage Holt Road Mannington Dorset BH21 7JY
Maintain the use of the land as a commercial forestry business for storage and cutting of wood.
Refused Lawful development 21 docs -
Linwood Sawmills Mannington Wimborne
Use of building and surrounding yard within use class B2
Granted Lawful development 13 docs -
Linwood Sawmills Willow Farm Holt Road Mannington BH21 7JY
Continue use of the site as a sawmill.
Refused Full applications 20 docs -
Mannington Heath Farm Burts Lane Horton BH21 7JX
84% historically approved · decision due ~10 Jul
Change of use of buildings and yard to a waste transfer station.
Awaiting decision Full applications 26 docs
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