Lower Southcombe Farm Church Lane Piddletrenthide DT2 7QY

1. 30 Jan 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 25 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Snaggley Cottage Church Lane Piddletrenthide DT2 7QY

  P/TRC/2025/05949 Submitted 9 Oct 2025 45m away

  T1 Ash - Crown reduction by 2m overall

  Granted Trees 11 docs

• Southcombe Church Lane Piddletrenthide DT2 7QY

  P/TRD/2026/04428 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 93m away

  T1 Cherry - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Haythorns Church Lane Piddletrenthide DT2 7QY

  P/TRC/2024/06468 Submitted 5 Nov 2024 112m away

  T1 Beech - Crown raise secondary and tertiary laterals by up to 4.5m from ground level (cuts not exceeding 5cm in diameter) T2 Ash- Remove

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• Kiddles House Church Lane Piddletrenthide Dorchester DT2 7QZ

  P/TRD/2026/00459 Submitted 23 Jan 2026 153m away

  Reduce Ash tree to a 20-25 foot habitat stump under regulation 14.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Willowbeck Egypt Piddletrenthide DT2 7QZ

  P/HOU/2024/05783 Submitted 28 Oct 2024 231m away

  Erect two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 25 docs
  Small domestic

• The Old Vicarage B3143 From Junction Church Lane To The Poachers Inn Public House Junction Smiths Piddletrenthide DT2 7QX

  P/TRT/2026/01330 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 234m away

  T8 Beech - Reduce lowest right hand branch extending towards the house by 3m (pruning no greater than 80mm)

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• P/CLP/2026/03542 Granted

  The Shieling Shepherds Hill Buckhorn Weston SP8 5HX

  Certificate of lawfulness for stationing 1 no. single unit caravan/garden cabin and 1 no. shepherds hut.

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04759 Awaiting decision

  Swyre Cross B3157 Back Lane To Clay Lane Swyre DT2 9DA

  Erect an art studio at rear of property

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04496 Awaiting decision

  26 Manor Fields Bridport DT6 4DB

  Certificate of lawfulness to install 8 further solar panels

  28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04141 Granted

  Land And Buildings known as Newlands Farm Coldharbour Chickerell

  Form temporary haul road

  7 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/02916 Decided

  New Barn Farm Park Lane Shapwick DT11 9JP

  Certificate of Lawfulness : The proposal consists of a grain store, to be built within the existing [hard standing] footprint of the former barn [which has been fire damaged & remaining structure safely removed]. Access will remain the same with the work only extending to the building of the grain store and associated concrete apron, which is also to be within the existing hard standing footprint of the former [fire damaged] barn to work as a replacement for the fire damaged barn.

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development