Planning application
20 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- 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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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Sign Off
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 6 October 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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28 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PZ
T2 Cypress - Reduce lateral branches overhanging 26 Stowell Crescent back by up to 1 metre. T5 Cypress - Reduce lateral branches overhanging 26 Stowell Crescent back by up to 1 metre. T6 Cypress - Reduce height by up to 2 metres (amended description of works). - Reduce lateral branches overhanging 26 Stowell Crescent back by up to 1 metre.
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95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Nov
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