Planning application
John March Firearms Ltd 26 West Street Wimborne Minster BH21 1JS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from mixed use residential and shop to a single dwelling, use class C3
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/04862
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/04862
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wimborne Minster Ward
- Parish
- Wimborne Minster
- Postcode
- BH21 1JS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/LBC/2026/04861 Awaiting decision
John March Firearms Ltd 26 West Street Wimborne Minster BH21 1JS
Change of use from mixed use residential and shop to a single dwelling, use class C3
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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