Planning application
1 Melburyvale Cottages Redmans Lane Melbury Abbas SP7 0DB
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of (Use Class C3) agricultural workers dwelling to (Use Class C3) unrestricted dwelling.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/03058
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/03058
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Melbury Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0DB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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