3 Briar Way Canford Bottom BH21 2LB

1. 5 Oct 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 8 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 November 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 69 Foxcroft Drive Canford Bottom BH21 2JY

  P/CLP/2026/03145 Submitted 10 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

  Granted Lawful development 5 docs
  Domestic

• 69 Foxcroft Drive Canford Bottom Dorset BH21 2JY

  P/HOU/2026/03146 Submitted 10 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  Erection of an ancillary annexe

  Refused Householder 19 docs
  Domestic

• 9 Martindale Avenue Canford Bottom BH21 2LE

  P/HOU/2026/01168 Submitted 2 Mar 2026 150 yards away

  Erect rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 46 Foxcroft Drive Canford Bottom BH21 2LA

  P/PALH/2024/05400 Submitted 20 Sep 2024 150 yards away

  Erect rear extension : To extend 3.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house: maximum height 3.25 metres : height to eaves 2.65 metres

  Granted Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Domestic

• 50 Martindale Avenue Canford Bottom BH21 2LF

  P/HOU/2025/05545 Submitted 18 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  Erect rear extension, convert part of garage and create porch

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 75 Cedar Drive Canford Bottom BH21 2JQ

  P/CLP/2026/01823 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 250 yards away

  Removal of existing conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension with rendered walls and pitched roof to match existing

  Granted Lawful development Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 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/2026/04500 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
• P/CLP/2026/04290 Granted

  Ewens Farm West Chelborough DT2 0PY

  Certificate of lawfulness for the installation of a lightweight, reversible internal mezzanine floor for protected agricultural record storage; insertion of non-visible agricultural glazing panels; installation of a waterless composting toilet for farmworker welfare; installation of roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panels & associated wildlife enhancements supporting an on-farm habitat bank

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development