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The Water Barn Water Meadow Lane Wool BH20 6HL

Awaiting decision Dorset P/CLE/2026/04502 Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

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Proposal

Use of part of The Water Barn, known as Little Water Barn, as a single, separate and self-contained one-bedroom dwellinghouse used for short-term holiday accommodation.

As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/04502

Application record

Reference
P/CLE/2026/04502
Type
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
West Purbeck Ward
Parish
Wool
Postcode
BH20 6HL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 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

10 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 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.

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