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51 Bridport Road Dorchester DT1 2NG

Granted Dorset P/CLP/2026/02626 Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed

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

  1. 13 May 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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