Planning application
3 Southdown Road Weymouth DT4 9LJ
Works: Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of the existing attached garage to form ancillary studio/workspace, including replacement of the front garage door with an entrance door and glazed sidelights, and enlargement of the rear opening for a glazed door. No increase in footprint or alterations to access, parking or drainage are proposed.
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/04383
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/04383
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Awaiting Sign Off
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rodwell and Wyke Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 9LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Sign Off
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 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
3 documents on file for this application
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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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