Limbury Cottage Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HT

1. 21 Aug 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 26 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 16 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

• Higher Paverlands Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HT

  P/HOU/2026/00517 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 174m away

  Conversion of an existing outbuilding to provide additional accommodation incidental to the main residential use

  Granted Householder 17 docs
  Small domestic

• Ashleigh Farm Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HT

  P/PAAF/2025/06340 Submitted 24 Oct 2025 235m away

  Change of use of agricultural building to Class B2 Engineering Workshop

  Refused Prior approval 9 docs

• Land Adjacent Dottery Road Salwayash DT6 5HU

  P/CLE/2026/03931 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 404m away

  Erection of 1No. dwelling

  Granted Lawful development 17 docs
  Domestic

• The Old Smithy Atrim Road Dottery DT6 5PU

  P/NMA/2024/07160 Submitted 4 Dec 2024 487m away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission P/HOU/2024/06028 (Erect rear first floor extension and alterations) - change wall material from vertical timber cladding to render.

  Granted Amendments Extension 4 docs

• The Old Smithy Atrim Road Dottery DT6 5PU

  P/HOU/2024/06028 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 487m away

  Erect rear first floor extension and alterations

  Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• 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