Planning application
22 Alington Road Dorchester DT1 1NT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erect a garden office.
As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2026/04234
Application record
- Reference
- P/HOU/2026/04234
- Type
- Householder Planning Permission
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester East Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Postcode
- DT1 1NT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided householder applications in a median of 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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