Planning application
3 Old Castle Road Weymouth DT4 8QB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The proposal comprises the erection of a single-storey detached outbuilding within the residential curtilage of the existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/00991
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/00991
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Rodwell and Wyke Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 8QB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/01441 Decided
3 Old Castle Road Weymouth DT4 8QB
(T1) Leyland Cypress - Fell.
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P/TRC/2026/00879 Decided
3 Old Castle Road Weymouth DT4 8QB
T1, T2 & T3 Cherry Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus) - Fell
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P/TRC/2026/00407 Decided
3 Old Castle Road Weymouth DT4 8QB
T1 Holly - Fell T2 Sycamore - Fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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27 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 27 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.
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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3 Old Castle Road Weymouth DT4 8QB
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