Planning application
Orchard Cottage Highwood East Stoke BH20 6AR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of building to form a dwelling
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/03547
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/03547
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Awaiting Sign Off
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- South East Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- East Stoke
- Postcode
- BH20 6AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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26 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Sign Off
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 August 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
29 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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
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.
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