Planning application
St Marys Church Abbey Street Cerne Abbas
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install accessible path, new step, landscaping and replace handrail (demolish existing steps and concrete apron)
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2025/07204
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2025/07204
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 21 January 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.
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