Planning application
178 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT3 5HU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed Change of Use from a Betting Office (Sui Generis) to Use as Funeral Directors (Class E)
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04843
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/04843
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Radipole Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 5HU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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 39 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
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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 71 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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