Planning application
Land at Cokers Frome & surrounding area Cokers Frome Dorchester
Works: Demolition Major scheme
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Proposal
Request for EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15(2) of the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for outline planning permisson comprising :- The demolition of existing buildings and structures; the erection of buildings comprising up to 3600 dwellings, residential institutions; up to 5 hectares of employment zone comprising flexible employment uses; provision of mixed-use local and neighbourhood centres comprising up to 4 hectares of flexible retail, leisure, employment and community and health uses; learning and non-residential institutions including land for education uses (up to 12 hectares) including provision for early years, primary, secondary and SEN provision; Associated infrastructure including and east-west link road and streets, drainage, active travel and footpaths, public transport provision, formal and informal open spaces, landscaping and public realm; cemetery or burial ground, cycle and vehicular parking and servicing; utilities and other associated works incidental to the proposed developent (EIA development)
As published by the council, reference P/ESP/2025/07599
Application record
- Reference
- P/ESP/2025/07599
- Type
- EIA Scoping Opinion
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Response Given
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward
- Parish
- Charminster
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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23 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Response Given
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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