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Church of St Thomas East Orchard Shaftesbury

Granted Dorset P/FUL/2022/07215 Full Planning Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Conversion of church to a single dwellinghouse, installation of an additional external door in the former vestry wall, change of use of part of field in agricultural use to garden land in association with the proposed dwellinghouse, engineering works to form new driveway, erection of detached garage, alterations to existing field access for dual domestic and agricultural use, and installation of package treatment plant with associated pipework.

As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2022/07215

Application record

Reference
P/FUL/2022/07215
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted
Received
11 Jan 2023
Validated
11 Jan 2023
Decided
7 Jun 2023
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
East Orchard
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/LBC/2022/07293 Granted

    Church of St Thomas' East Orchard Shaftesbury

    Alterations to faciliate the change of use & conversion of Church (use class F1) to 1no. residential dwelling (use class C3) including installation of internal mezzanine & external works to install sewerage tank & installation of conservation rooflights plus new external door to former vestry

    Decided 7 Jun 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jan 2023

    Received by Dorset

  2. 7 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

57 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 7 June 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Church of St Thomas' East Orchard Shaftesbury

    P/LBC/2022/07293 Submitted 11 Jan 2023 50 yards away

    Alterations to faciliate the change of use & conversion of Church (use class F1) to 1no. residential dwelling (use class C3) including installation of internal mezzanine & external works to install sewerage tank & installation of conservation rooflights plus new external door to former vestry

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Loft or dormer 47 docs
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  • Buildings At Trapdoor Farm Village Road To Trapdoor And Henbury Farm - Access Road East Orchard SP7 0LG

    P/FUL/2025/05069 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 150 yards away

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    P/FUL/2024/02082 Submitted 13 Jun 2024 400 yards away

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  • Higher Keybrook Farm East Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LG

    P/PAAC/2025/05313 Submitted 9 Sep 2025 400 yards away

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    P/NMA/2026/03686 Submitted 7 Jul 2026 450 yards away

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    Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 4 docs
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    P/TRT/2025/05110 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 0.3 miles away

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    Granted Trees 3 docs

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    Received 20 May, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Full applications