Planning application
Crown Hotel West Street Blandford Forum DT11 7AJ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of 2no. additional 4m square jumbrellas to external trade area & installation of an additional 60m of festoon lighting on 24no. posts
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04321
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/04321
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 12 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Blandford Ward
- Parish
- Blandford Forum
- Postcode
- DT11 7AJ
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
6 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
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