Planning application
Sandpit Field De Moulham Road Swanage
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Ground stabilisation of the area with enhanced replacement planting, demolition of the WWII gun emplacement on Sandpit Field, retention of 6 of the existing beach huts and provision of 33 additional new beach huts.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/03657
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/03657
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Swanage Ward
- Parish
- Swanage
- Decision by
- Committee
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/FUL/2026/03658 Awaiting decision
Sandpit Field De Moulham Road Swanage
Ground stabilisation with enhanced replacement planting, demolition of WWII gun emplacement on Sandpit Field, stopping up and infilling of Walrond Road to create a continuous green space, creation of a plaza area and a seating area adjacent to Shore Road, a new vehicular emergency access in the south west corner of Sandpit Field, a new pedestrian access on the western edge onto De Moulham Road, accessibility improvements across the site, and 46 new beach huts
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 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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28 Aug 2026
Status changed to Out To Consultation
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
103 documents on file for this application
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