Planning application
6 Welchnut Cottages Horton BH21 7JE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retain Installation of solar panels and minor changes to existing garage
As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2026/00537
Application record
- Reference
- P/HOU/2026/00537
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Stour and Allen Vale Ward
- Parish
- Horton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 7JE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 19 March 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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