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Meerhay Cottage Meerhay Manor Access Road Meerhay DT8 3SB

Awaiting decision Dorset P/FUL/2026/04558 Full Planning Application

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

Proposal

Installation of solar PV array and associated fencing

As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04558

Application record

Reference
P/FUL/2026/04558
Type
Full Planning Application
Status
Out To Consultation
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Beaminster Ward
Parish
Beaminster
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT8 3SB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/FUL/2026/02203 Withdrawn

    Meerhay Cottage Meerhay Manor Access Road Meerhay DT8 3SB

    Installation of solar PV array and associated fencing

    Submitted 22 Apr 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 26 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 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

8 documents on file for this application

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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.

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    Withdrawn Full applications 10 docs
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