Planning application
57 St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HF
Works: Demolition Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retain erection of garden studio (demolish summer house and shed)
As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2025/06748
Application record
- Reference
- P/HOU/2025/06748
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 8 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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