Planning application
Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect 10 no. dwellings with new and amended accesses and change use of land to the rear to be used as open space and Class F.1 Non-residential Institution use with associated parking area, and form new footway to the west side of the B3081.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2025/06847
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2025/06847
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Cann
- Postcode
- SP7 0EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/CLE/2026/03617 Refused
Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE
Use of existing dwelling without compliance with condition 1 of planning permission P/CLE/2022/04672 (i.e. without compliance with agricultural occupation limitation)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 March 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
76 documents on file for this application
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Southbank Farm Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EE
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