Planning application
Portland Substation Victoria Square Chiswell Portland DT5 1AL
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness to install a new 11kV switch room building at the existing Portland substation site. The building will be located to the west of the existing substation within land owned by SSEN, adjacent to existing transformers. It is required to support installation of new Quantum 13CB 11kV switchboard Additional works, include a slight extension of the site to the west and installation of 2.4m high fence with razor wire surrounding the proposed site expansion area (located within SSENs ownership and considered operational extent)
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/00794
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/00794
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Received
- 10 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 10 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Portland Ward
- Parish
- Portland
- Postcode
- DT5 1AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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17 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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12 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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The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
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About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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