Castle Road Railway Bridge Castle Road Portland Dorset

1. 11 Aug 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 17 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

Dorset granted permission on 17 August 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.

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.

• 36 Foylebank Way Portland DT5 1BA

  P/TRC/2026/00036 Submitted 5 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  T3 Aspen - Fell

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Atlantic Academy Portland Lerret Road Portland DT5 1FN

  P/FUL/2026/04932 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 100 yards away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

  Provide additional car parking spaces, vehicular circulation space, footpath alteration, together with associated hard and soft landscaping works. Works also include, EV charging, air source heat pump and additional boundary fencing and gates illustrated on the submitted UBU Design plan.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs

• Portland Castle Liberty Road Portland DT5 1AZ

  P/TRC/2025/06026 Submitted 10 Oct 2025 200 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Fell T2 Sycamore - Crown lift by removing 2 small branches over wall as shown on photo submitted T3 Sycamore. Re-pollard back to previous pollard points T4 Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2-3m on the north side 4x Pine, crown lift to 2m by removal of limbs no larger than 75mm in diameter

  Granted Trees 13 docs

• Portland Substation Victoria Square Chiswell Portland DT5 1AL

  P/CLP/2026/00794 Submitted 10 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness to install a new 11kV switch room building at the existing Portland substation site. The building will be located to the west of the existing substation within land owned by SSEN, adjacent to existing transformers. It is required to support installation of new Quantum 13CB 11kV switchboard Additional works, include a slight extension of the site to the west and installation of 2.4m high fence with razor wire surrounding the proposed site expansion area (located within SSENs ownership and considered operational extent)

  Withdrawn Lawful development Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• Land at Victoria Square East of Lerret Road, Chiswell Portland, DT5 1AL

  P/FUL/2026/04002 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 350 yards away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Installation of one 11kV switch room building at the existing Portland SSEN owned substation site and bring the land back into operational use. Planning permission is also sought for the perimeter fencing recently erected around the area proposed to be reinstated and incorporated into the existing operational extent of the Portland Electricity Substation

  Awaiting decision Full applications 19 docs

• 34 Officers Field Portland DT5 1FH

  P/FUL/2026/02166 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 350 yards away

  Change of use of former communal boiler room to habitable room and alterations to first floor balcony

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• P/CLP/2026/04138 Granted

  20 Stowell Crescent Wareham BH20 4PY

  Addition of solar panels to garage roof considered to be lawful development and requiring a Lawful Development Certificate

  Received 4 Aug, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/05491 Awaiting decision

  3 Briar Way Canford Bottom BH21 2LB

  Certificate of Lawfulness : Conversion of existing roof psace to form first floor accommodation, installation of new rooflights and alterations to exisiting external door openings

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/04500 Granted

  Bell Farm Smishops Lane Loders DT6 3SA

  Certificate of Lawful Proposed Development for single-storey rear extension to an existing detached dwelling

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLP/2026/05336 Refused

  9 Queens Walk Charmouth DT6 6AB

  Proposal for a change of use to short term holiday let

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• P/CLE/2026/05517 Awaiting decision

  West Hill House Brister End Yetminster DT9 6NH

  Certificate of lawfulness for occupation of the residential property without compliance with an agricultural occupancy condition

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Lawful development