Planning application
1 Canon Woods Close Sherborne DT9 6FD
Works: New dwelling
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 existing hotel to form 23 extra care apartments.
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/03687
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/03687
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne West Ward
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Postcode
- DT9 6FD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 September 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
73 documents on file for this application
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