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Unit 5 Melbury Workshops Higher Blandford Road Cann Shaftesbury SP7 0EB

Awaiting decision Dorset P/FUL/2026/04011 Full Planning Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from mixed use stables/residential to light industrial, general industrial & storage use classes

As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04011

Application record

Reference
P/FUL/2026/04011
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
Cann
Postcode
SP7 0EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/CLE/2026/03124 Withdrawn

    Unit 5 Melbury Workshops Higher Blandford Road Cann Shaftesbury SP7 0EB

    Certificate of lawfulness to continue the use of the unit as industrial (class E(g)(iii)) and storage (B8) business unit)

    Decided 22 Jul 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 3 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 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.

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What 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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  • Melbury Workshops Higher Blandford Road Cann SP7 0EB

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  • Unit 5 Melbury Workshops Higher Blandford Road Cann Shaftesbury SP7 0EB

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    Certificate of lawfulness to continue the use of the unit as industrial (class E(g)(iii)) and storage (B8) business unit)

    Withdrawn Lawful development 3 docs

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