Planning application
East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe Shaftesbury SP7 9HW
Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Relates to P/VOC/2026/03519
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness to provide confirmation that planning application P/VOC/2026/03519 (Demolition of the existing agricultural buildings, removal of tennis court & erection of 1no. detached dwelling & associated works) has been lawfully implemented due to a material operation on site having commenced.
As published by the council, reference P/CLE/2026/04751
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLE/2026/04751
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Motcombe
- Postcode
- SP7 9HW
Comment by 24 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Dorset through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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 49 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 500 metres
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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/2025/00066 to amend approved plans)
Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 11 docsDomestic -
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)
Granted Amendments New dwelling Demolition 11 docsDomestic -
East Coppleridge Farm Lodge Lane To Elm Hill - Road Motcombe SP7 9HW
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 docsDomestic -
The Coppleridge Inn Lodge Lane Motcombe SP7 9HW
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
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