Land at Knap Farm Locketts Lane Buckland Newton Dorchester DT2 7BS

1. 1 Oct 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 3 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 26 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

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• Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT

  P/VOC/2026/04671 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct

  Erect bungalow for agricultural worker (without compliance with condition 2 of planning permission 1/E/78/69 - to remove the agricultural occupancy condition).

  Awaiting decision Amendments 6 docs

• Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT

  P/NMA/2026/04670 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  Non material amendment - change description of development to remove reference to agricultural worker to planning permission 1/E/78/69 (Erect bungalow for agricultural worker).

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• Court Farm, Valley View Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT

  P/CLE/2026/03581 Submitted 30 Jun 2026 200 yards away

  Certificate of Lawfulness to continue using the property as a dwelling in breach of the occupancy condition

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• Court Farm Business Park Road To Court Farm Buckland Newton DT2 7BT

  P/FUL/2024/06192 Submitted 13 Dec 2024 350 yards away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~7 Feb

  Retain hydroelectric generation system, including water wheel & associated infrastructure, feeder lakes & landscaping

  Awaiting decision Full applications 169 docs

• Elkins The Manor Church Of The Holy Rood Junction To Junction Locketts Lane Buckland Newton DT2 7BU

  P/TRC/2026/03434 Submitted 24 Jun 2026 350 yards away

  T1 Ash - Re pollard to previous pruning points T2 Ash - Reduce canopy by 2-3m T3 & T4 Poplar - Re pollard to previous pruning points T5 Sycamore - Re pollard to maintain sufficient clearance of power lines T6 Ash - Crown lift lower canopy to achieve a clearance of 3m from ground level to nearest foliage. Prune upper overextended branches back to canopy line by 1m T7 Field Maple - Prune encroaching branches away from property to maintain a sufficient clearance of 2m minimum T8 Hornbeam - Crown lift lower canopy to achieve a clearance of 3m from ground level to nearest foliage

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• Elkins The Manor Church Of The Holy Rood Junction To Junction Locketts Lane Buckland Newton DT2 7BU

  P/TRC/2026/03726 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 350 yards away

  T1 Field Maple - Prune encroaching branches on BT line to leave a clearance of 0.5 - 1m. Only tertiary branches to be removed no primary limbs.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• P/FUL/2026/05392 Awaiting decision

  Ashleigh Farm Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HT

  Change of use from residential dwelling to short-term holiday let accommodation, including associated internal alterations & minor external modifications

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/04413 Granted

  Lynch Farm Icen Lane Shipton Gorge DT6 4PP

  Erect a Rural Workers Dwelling.

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/02312 Withdrawn

  1,2 & 3 Church Cottages High Street Ashmore Salisbury SP5 5AF

  Form new entrance & parking area, boundary wall to be realigned and rebuilt

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/04384 Granted

  Lifeboat House Peveril Point Road Swanage BH19 2AY

  Install information boards. Erect courtyard stone walls (to replace sections of existing metal rail guarding). Install an Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P/FUL/2026/02776 Granted

  Poxwell Lower Dairy Poxwell DT2 8ND

  Site 1no. mobile home for a dairy worker (to continue occupation of mobile home by an agricultural worker consented under P/FUL/2021/00157).

  Received 20 May, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Full applications