Planning application
Ammonite 5 Copper Street Dorchester
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for replacement of fire damaged frontage with identical materials and design
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/00789
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/00789
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester East Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 23 February 2026, 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.
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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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