Planning application
20 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Addition of solar panels to garage roof considered to be lawful development and requiring a Lawful Development Certificate
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/04138
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/04138
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham Town
- Postcode
- BH20 4PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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