P/HOU/2026/03343

1. 24 Jun 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.

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

• P/CLE/2024/01647 Granted

  16A Barndale Drive Ridge Wareham BH20 5BX

  Use of house and garden as a Holiday Let (C3 use)

  16 Apr 2024 17m away Lawful development
• P/TRT/2025/06920 Granted

  16B Barndale Drive Ridge BH20 5BX

  T1 Monkey Puzzle - Fell to ground level.

  24 Nov 2025 42m away Trees
• P/TRT/2026/02868 Granted

  2 The Meerings Arne Road Ridge BH20 5EA, Oaks Barndale Drive Ridge BH20 5BX and April House 35 Arne Road Ridge BH20 5BH

  T1 English Oak (located at April House, 35 Arne Road) - Light pruning of regrowth over 2 The Meerings reducing back secondary branches to not less than 5.5m measured out from the stem back to suitable pruning points. T5 English Oak (located at Oaks, Barndale Drive) - Reduce 1st branch ascending SE low over garden of 2 The Meerings by not more than 1.5m back to suitable pruning points. T7 Scots Pine (located at 2 The Meerings) - Fell. T8 Scots Pine (located at 2 The Meerings) - Remove limb 1st ascending W of NE co-dominant stem back to point of origin. (Annotated in photograph) - Remove limb 2nd ascending of SW co-dominant stem back to point of origin. (Annotated in photograph) (Please refer to Tree Management & Liability Report Reference SW/TMS/363/26)

  28 May 2026 60m away Trees
• P/FUL/2025/03027 Withdrawn

  Floradene Arne Road Ridge BH20 5BH

  Erection of 2 detached dwellings with associated access, parking and drainage works

  23 May 2025 67m away Full applications
• P/TRT/2025/05515 Granted

  Bracken Bank Barnhill Road Ridge BH20 5BD

  T1 Silver Birch: Crown reduction by up to 1m to previous pruning points (amended description of works). T2 Oak: Crown reduction by up to 1m to previous pruning points (amended description of works).

  17 Sep 2025 171m away Trees
• P/TRT/2026/02816 Granted

  6 Old Kiln Road Ridge BH20 5BY

  T1 Oak - Reduce and retain as a monolith to an approximate finished height of 3–4 metres above ground level. T2 Oak - Reduce the prominent lateral limb extending towards the house by approximately 2 metres. - Reduce the overhanging growth extending towards the neighbouring property (14 Gover Close), including reducing the lowest limb back by approximately 3 metres.

  26 May 2026 177m away Trees

• P/HOU/2026/02807 Withdrawn

  April Cottage 450 Kings Road Thornford DT9 6QH

  Erect single storey home office

  26 May 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/02771 Granted

  41 Ackerman Road Dorchester DT1 1NZ

  Erect 2 Storey Side Extension

  21 May 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/02747 Granted

  8 School Lane Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JT

  Erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern, erect detached double garage to front garden and erect summer house to rear garden

  19 May 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/04040 Awaiting decision

  Castle Farm House Castle Farm Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BZ

  Demolish existing conservatory and erect detached oak framed hip roof gazebo. Form new permeable parking area

  29 Jul 2026 Householder
• P/HOU/2026/02715 Granted

  20 Pine Glen Avenue Ferndown BH22 9QP

  Erect a single storey rear extension and garage side extension

  18 May 2026 Householder