The Secret Garden Barton Farm Development Site Sherborne

1. 25 Jul 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 21 July 2026, 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.

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.

• Bracher Brothers Funeral Directors Newell Sherborne DT9 4EZ

  P/TRC/2024/06304 Submitted 30 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  G001 Mixed Species - Crown raise to approximately 2.4m in height

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Barton Farm Cottage Yeovil Road Sherborne DT9 4BB

  P/TRC/2023/01101 Submitted 27 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  T1 Yew - Fell - dead T2 Yew - Fell - outgrown location

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• Barton Farm Cottage Yeovil Road Sherborne Dorset DT9 4BB

  P/TRC/2023/01431 Submitted 8 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  T1 Conifer - Fell - outgrown location. T2 Laburnum - Fell - dead. T3 Yew - Current height approx 5m, reduce by approx 1 to 1.5m to give final height of 3.5m, current width 4m, reduce by 1m to give final width of 3m - to provide good form.

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• The Old Pound Marston Road Sherborne DT9 4BJ

  P/TRC/2024/06100 Submitted 29 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  T1 Walnut - Fell G1 Holly - Fell

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Old Pound Marston Road Sherborne DT9 4BJ

  P/HOU/2024/05857 Submitted 8 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  Replacement of windows and doors, replacement timber cladding and addition of external insulation.

  Granted Householder Windows or glazing 17 docs
  Domestic

• Newell Grange Newell Sherborne DT9 4EZ

  P/TRC/2024/05504 Submitted 9 Oct 2024 100 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Fell

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• P/FUL/2026/05392 Awaiting decision

  Ashleigh Farm Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HT

  Change of use from residential dwelling to short-term holiday let accommodation, including associated internal alterations & minor external modifications

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/04413 Granted

  Lynch Farm Icen Lane Shipton Gorge DT6 4PP

  Erect a Rural Workers Dwelling.

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/02312 Withdrawn

  1,2 & 3 Church Cottages High Street Ashmore Salisbury SP5 5AF

  Form new entrance & parking area, boundary wall to be realigned and rebuilt

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/04384 Granted

  Lifeboat House Peveril Point Road Swanage BH19 2AY

  Install information boards. Erect courtyard stone walls (to replace sections of existing metal rail guarding). Install an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/02776 Granted

  Poxwell Lower Dairy Poxwell DT2 8ND

  Site 1no. mobile home for a dairy worker (to continue occupation of mobile home by an agricultural worker consented under P/FUL/2021/00157).

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