Planning application
51 Bridport Road Dorchester DT1 2NG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for change of use from dwelling (Use Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/02626
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/02626
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 13 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT1 2NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
13 May 2026
Received by Dorset
-
6 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
-
31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 6 July 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
15 Mountain Ash Road Dorchester DT1 2PB
Erect first floor flat roof rear extension. Amend the existing ground floor flat roof from "cold" to "warm" .
Refused Householder Extension 12 docsDomestic -
The Little Keep Barrack Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1SQ
Works to the Orderly room only. Remove existing end grain wood block flooring and bitumen base. Lay new DPM and limecrete base supply and lay new end grain wood blocks to match removed blocks.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs -
Dorset County Hospital Williams Avenue Dorchester DT1 2JY
Retain installation of 1no. air handling unit to ground floor, including attached service corridor, concrete base & ductwork to Level 2 Terrace adjoining East Wing Building
Granted Full applications 20 docs -
Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS
85% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep
Change of use of part of the existing car park to communal residential garden and erection of an ancillary wellness pavilion, together with associated landscaping, patio areas, relocation of the bin store and associated infrastructure
Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs -
Dorset County Hospital Williams Avenue Dorchester DT1 2JY
89% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep
New Hospitals Project including a new Emergency Department, a new 24 bed Critical Care Department and replacement helipad at roof level (with variation of condition 1 of planning permission P/RES/2023/03565 to amend reference to plans, sections and elevations to reflect the latest design intent)
Awaiting decision Amendments 13 docs -
Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS
Change of use & conversion from offices (Class E) to 34no. dwellings (Class C3) including amenity spaces ancillary to the dwellinghouses
Granted Prior approval 19 docsMajor scheme
Other lawful development applications
In Dorset
-
P/CLP/2026/03839 Granted
Winton Lodge Station Road Verwood BH31 7PU
Proposed single storey side extension
-
P/CLP/2026/03957 Granted
146 Wimborne Road West Canford Bottom BH21 2DU
Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse. The proposed mobile home meets the definition of a caravan as set out in the Caravan Sites Act 1968, as amended October 2006
-
P/CLP/2026/03226 Granted
2 Steer Road Swanage BH19 2RU
Erect single-storey rear extension
-
P/CLP/2026/04364 Granted
121 Hazelwood Drive Verwood BH31 6YG
Demolition of existing conservatory. Excavating for foundations, construction of timber framed extension. Installation of UPVC windows to match existing .
-
P/CLE/2026/03026 Refused
The Stable Taylors Lane Morcombelake DT6 6ED
Use of building as independent C3 dwelling with associated curtilage