East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe Shaftesbury SP7 9HW

1. 28 Aug 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 9 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 2 Oct 2026

   Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

   Previously Out To Consultation.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 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.

• P/VOC/2026/03519 Granted

  East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe SP7 9HW

  Demolition of the existing agricultural buildings, removal of tennis court & erection of 1no. detached dwelling & associated works (with variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission P/VOC/2026/01536 to amend approved plans)

  Decided 17 Aug 2026 Amendments

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.

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.

• East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe SP7 9HW

  P/VOC/2026/01536 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Demolition of the existing agricultural buildings, removal of tennis court & erection of 1no. detached dwelling & associated works (with variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission P/VOC/2025/00066 to amend approved plans)

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 11 docs
  Domestic

• East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe SP7 9HW

  P/VOC/2026/03519 Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

  Demolition of the existing agricultural buildings, removal of tennis court & erection of 1no. detached dwelling & associated works (with variation of conditions 2 & 7 of planning permission P/VOC/2026/01536 to amend approved plans)

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 11 docs
  Domestic

• East Coppleridge Farm Lodge Lane To Elm Hill - Road Motcombe SP7 9HW

  P/FUL/2022/08000 Submitted 30 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Demolish existing agricultural buildings and remove tennis court. Erect 1 no. detached dwelling with garage, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works.

  Withdrawn Full applications New dwelling Demolition 34 docs
  Domestic

• The Coppleridge Inn Lodge Lane Motcombe SP7 9HW

  P/TRT/2026/01630 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  T1 - Poplar - Reduce crown shortening all peripheral branches by 3-3.5m, cut back to suitable secondary growth points as per indicative pruning points, red lines on attached photo. Selectively shorten or remove branches that display tear wounds predisposing them to failure (climber to decide on the day). Crown lift to afford a minimum 3m vertical clearance over tent and remove one sucker on stem at 4m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• P/CLP/2026/04138 Granted

  20 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PY

  Addition of solar panels to garage roof considered to be lawful development and requiring a Lawful Development Certificate

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/05491 Awaiting decision

  3 Briar Way Canford Bottom BH21 2LB

  Certificate of Lawfulness : Conversion of existing roof psace to form first floor accommodation, installation of new rooflights and alterations to exisiting external door openings

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04500 Granted

  Bell Farm Smishops Lane Loders DT6 3SA

  Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development for single-storey rear extension to an existing detached dwelling

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/05336 Refused

  9 Queens Walk Charmouth DT6 6AB

  Proposal for a change of use to short term holiday let

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLE/2026/05517 Awaiting decision

  West Hill House Brister End Yetminster DT9 6NH

  Certificate of lawfulness for occupation of the residential property without compliance with an agricultural occupancy condition

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development