Planning application
Bowridge Hill Farm Bowridge Hill Gillingham SP8 5QS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Construction of manège with riding track & erection of 2 no. field shelters
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04320
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/04320
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Postcode
- SP8 5QS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 October 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
15 documents on file for this application
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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
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