Planning application
7 Cobham Road Ferndown Industrial Estate Wimborne BH21 7PE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of a general industrial building (Use Class B2) to a flexible commercial/industrial use comprising of Use Classes B2, B8, E(C), E(D), and E(G)
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04416
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/04416
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Ferndown North Ward
- Parish
- Ferndown Town
- Postcode
- BH21 7PE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
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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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