Planning application
3 Hutchins Lane Wareham BH20 4FF
Works: Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
To convert single garage to provide a dry household store and library including two roof windows on rear elevation and to change garage door to a sliding folding doorset.
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/00697
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/00697
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 6 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 6 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 4FF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/HOU/2026/02346 Granted
3 Hutchins Lane Wareham BH20 4FF
Convert single garage to garden and household store / library. Install roof lights & bifold door
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
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