Planning application
5 Melbury Street Melbury Abbas SP7 0DU
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect Garage/Store with lean-to.
As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2026/00571
Application record
- Reference
- P/HOU/2026/00571
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Melbury Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0DU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/LBC/2026/00551 Granted
5 Melbury Street Melbury Abbas SP7 0DU
Replace front door.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 9 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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