Planning application
22 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JU
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 dwellinghouse to offices (reinstatement of building former office use) & conversion of rear outbuilding into office space
As published by the council, reference P/FUL/2026/05018
Application record
- Reference
- P/FUL/2026/05018
- Type
- Full Planning Application
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 11 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Melcombe Regis Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Postcode
- DT4 7JU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/LBC/2026/05017 Awaiting decision
22 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JU
Change of use from dwellinghouse to offices, minor internal alterations required to facilitate modern administrative functions & conversion of rear outbuilding into office space
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 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 6 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
25 documents on file for this application
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22 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JU
95% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov
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Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 26 docsSmall domestic -
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Withdrawn Householder 19 docsDomestic -
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