Planning application
Land South Of Chescombe Lane Winterborne Whitechurch
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect five dwellings and associated infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/00320
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/00320
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Puddletown and Lower Winterborne Ward
- Parish
- Winterborne Whitechurch
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 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 18 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
45 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided full applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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