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East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe Shaftesbury SP7 9HW

Awaiting decision Dorset P/CLE/2026/04751 Certificate of Lawful Use Existing

Works: New dwelling Demolition Domestic

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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

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

Documents

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

3 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 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

  • East Coppleridge Farm Motcombe SP7 9HW

    P/VOC/2026/01536 Submitted 17 Mar 2026 1m 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 1m 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 6m 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 105m 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

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