Planning application
Forge and Forge Hall Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster BH16 6HT
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing building and erection of four residential dwellings, including associated landscaping. As amended by plans to amend access.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2025/07220
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2025/07220
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Minster and Upton
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- BH16 6HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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24 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
63 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 24 June 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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