Planning application
Swanage Police Station Argyle Road Swanage BH19 1HZ
Works: Extension Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Legal confirmation that a 'material operation' has been undertaken to commence development within the three-year planning consent period, and that the planning consent remains extant for planning application 6/2016/0618 (Alterations and extensions to former police station to facilitate conversion to 6 dwellings)
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2024/06528
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2024/06528
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 13 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Swanage Ward
- Parish
- Swanage
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH19 1HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2024
Received by Dorset
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10 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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3 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 10 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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