Ramleh Wyke Road Gillingham SP8 4NQ

1. 1 Sep 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 4 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 October 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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Dorset for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• Ramleh Wyke Road Gillingham SP8 4NQ

  P/TRC/2026/01304 Submitted 6 Mar 2026 0m away

  T1 - Beech hedge - Reduce height by 60% as per annotated photograph. T2 - Wild cherry - Remove 1 of the multiple stems and reduce and shape cherry by a third as per annotated photograph. T3 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by a third and shape as per annotated photograph. T4 - Beech - Remove and grind out stump as per annotated photograph. T5 - Beech hedge - Reduce in height by 70% as per annotated photograph. T6 - Ash - Reduce crown by a 3rd and shape as per annotated photograph. T7 - Ash - Reduce crown by a 3rd and shape as per annotated photograph. T8 - Scrub - Clearance of scrub, fallen trees and multiple small self-seeded trees as shown in annotated photograph.

  Decided Trees 14 docs

• Land Rear Of 55 Hawthorn Avenue Gillingham SP8 4ST

  P/TRT/2025/05875 Submitted 3 Oct 2025 121m away

  T349 - Pear - Reduce crown to previous pruning points and remove water shoots.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Land Rear Of 55 Hawthorn Avenue Gillingham SP8 4ST

  P/TRT/2025/05876 Submitted 3 Oct 2025 121m away

  T352 - Willow - Fell.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Merleydene 13 Common Mead Avenue Gillingham SP8 4NB

  P/HOU/2024/05802 Submitted 10 Oct 2024 156m away

  Erect single storey side and rear extension and replace windows and doors (demolish existing garage)

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 14 Hawthorn Avenue Gillingham SP8 4ST

  P/TRT/2026/04437 Submitted 11 Aug 2026 218m away

  94% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct

  T1 - Birch - Reduce by 3m, back to previous cut points and reshape, as per annotated photograph.

  Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc

• The Shed South Street Gillingham SP8 4AP

  P/FUL/2025/04767 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 222m away

  Install new entrance doors, glazing and rooflights

  Refused Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 15 docs

• P/HOU/2026/04562 Awaiting decision

  4 Harmony Terrace Swanage Road Studland BH19 3AG

  Erect single storey rear & side extension. Install dormer to the first floor. Extend outbuilding to form garden room

  2 Sep 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/04371 Awaiting decision

  2 Purbeck Close Lytchett Matravers BH16 6DE

  Raise roof to create first floor habitable living accommodation with dormer and erect front porch and closed board fencing

  2 Sep 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/04739 Awaiting decision

  14 Queens Road Ferndown BH22 9RT

  Proposed Car Port

  1 Sep 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/04752 Awaiting decision

  8 Old Furzebrook Road Wareham BH20 5DD

  Erect single storey rear extension, demolish existing conservatory

  1 Sep 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/04779 Awaiting decision

  17 Ballard Close Lytchett Matravers BH16 6EW

  Erect single storey rear extension, Front extension and garage extension. Conversion of existing garage to create an en-suite.

  1 Sep 2026 Householder