Planning application
47 The Retreat Bell Street Shaftesbury Dorset SP7 8AE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Bed & Breakfast (Class C1) with basement flat to dwelling and continued use of basement flat
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2023/00651
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2023/00651
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 17 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2023
Received by Dorset
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17 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Granted
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 17 March 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.
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