Planning application
The Forum School Forum School Access Road Shillingstone DT11 0QS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness to provide confirmation that the proposed use of the 'Okeford' building at the Forum School as residential accommodation for young people is lawful under the provision of use Class C2.
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/01361
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/01361
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Blackmore Vale Ward
- Parish
- Shillingstone
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT11 0QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 7 April 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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