Employ My Ability Thorngrove Garden Centre Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE

1. 20 May 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Decision issued: Granted

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 29 July 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Thorngrove Garden Centre Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE

  P/FUL/2025/04842 Submitted 14 Aug 2025 150 yards away

  Retention of temporary Portakabin building

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• Horkesley Hall Farm Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE

  P/HOU/2025/04955 Submitted 4 Sep 2025 250 yards away

  Erect single storey detached garage and new section driveway to front of garage.

  Granted Householder 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Horkesley Hall Farm Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE

  P/VOC/2025/04753 Submitted 11 Aug 2025 250 yards away

  Erect double garage/workshop and annexe above, with roof lights and No2: dormer windows. (With Variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/HOU/2025/00102 to amend approved plans).

  Withdrawn Amendments Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 5 docs

• Horkesley Hall Farm Common Mead Lane Gillingham SP8 4RE

  P/VOC/2026/02627 Submitted 20 May 2026 250 yards away

  Erect 4 No. dwellings, garages and create 8 No. parking spaces (with variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2022/00482 to amend approved plans)

  Granted Amendments 7 docs
  Several homes

• Land south of 17 Queens Farm Court Gillingham SP8 4DH

  P/TRT/2026/02892 Submitted 28 May 2026 300 yards away

  G2 Ash x 1 - Fell

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Land North of Common Mead Lane Gillingham Dorset

  P/RES/2022/06180 Submitted 14 Oct 2022 300 yards away

  Erect 80 No. dwellings, carry out works to form associated infrastructure and public open space. (Reserved matters application to determine appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, following the grant of Outline Planning Permission No. P/OUT/2021/04019 (varied by P/VOC/2022/06529); and discharge Condition Nos. 7 (Arboricultural Method Statement) and 18 (Electric Vehicle Charging Scheme) of Outline Planning Permission No. P/OUT/2021/04019 (varied by P/VOC/2022/06529).

  Granted Reserved matters 321 docs
  Major scheme

• 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