The Walled Garden Colehill Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BS

1. 29 Jul 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 4 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 29 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

   Previously Out To Consultation.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 September 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

• The Walled Garden Colehill Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BS

  P/LBC/2026/03990 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 0m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

  Erect side and first floor extensions. Remove chimney stack

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Extension 16 docs

• The Walled Garden Colehill Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BS

  P/CLP/2025/06938 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 1m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLOPUD) for the siting of a mobile home within the garden curtilage of The Walled Garden

  Granted Lawful development 10 docs

• Peatons Cottage Peatons Lane Lytchett Matravers BH16 6HW

  P/HOU/2026/02543 Submitted 8 May 2026 290m away

  36 ground mounted solar panels to be installed in rear garden

  Granted Householder 12 docs
  Domestic

• Poole House Jennys Lane Lytchett Matravers BH16 6BP

  P/FUL/2026/03108 Submitted 9 Jun 2026 492m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~4 Aug

  Demolition of pool house and store, removal of tennis court and erection of three dwellings with associated infrastructure

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 43 docs
  Several homes

• 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/2026/02670 Awaiting decision

  Ramleh Wyke Road Gillingham SP8 4NQ

  Erect single storey rear extension and reaplce windows

  1 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