Bestwall Road Wareham BH20 4HY

1. 13 Feb 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 5 May 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 5 May 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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• Swanage & Wareham Rugby Football Club Ltd Bestwall Road Wareham BH20 4HY

  P/HABR/2022/02889 Submitted 13 Jul 2022 50 yards away

  Pop up campsite

  Refused 9 docs

• Land adjacent to 4 North Bestwall Road Wareham BH20 4HX

  P/TRC/2026/03639 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  G1 – 1 x Beech & 2 x Ash – Crown lift to 5m over the highway and prune to provide 2m clearance from the streetlight, service wires and pole (amended proposal). G2 – 2 x Field Maple – Crown lift to 5m over the highway (amended proposal).

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Land to north of The Willows North Bestwall Road Wareham BH20 4HT

  P/TRT/2023/02360 Submitted 21 Apr 2023 0.3 miles away

  T1 Ash - Reduce lateral limb growing field side South towards driveway to L shaped union approx 6m. Reduce remaining overhang field side by up to 3m to suitable growth points. T2 Ash - Reduce overextended limbs field side by up to 3m to suitable growth points. T3 Oak - Reduce canopy field side by up to 4m to suitable growth points. Reduce cracked low limb to approx 5m from stem. T4 Oak - Reduce canopy spread field side by up to 4m in places to suitable growth points.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 43 Bells Orchard Lane Wareham BH20 4HP

  P/TRC/2023/01022 Submitted 23 Feb 2023 0.3 miles away

  Salix - Crown lift by removal of two low branches (indicated by arrows on submitted photograph) and low hanging tertiary and secondary branches back to an upward facing small branch. Remove one branch growing into lamp post.

  Granted Trees 5 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• P/FUL/2026/02312 Withdrawn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