8 Old Furzebrook Road Wareham BH20 5DD

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

• 12 Old Furzebrook Road Wareham BH20 5DD

  P/HOU/2026/00686 Submitted 5 Feb 2026 31m away

  Raise and extend roof and convert loft into living accommodation with front and rear dormers. Erect single storey rear extension and new garden outbuilding

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Old Furzebrook Road Wareham BH20 5DD

  P/HOU/2025/07045 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 107m away

  Raise roof and construct dormers to garden room to provide additional headroom

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 64 Corfe Road Stoborough BH20 5AY

  P/HOU/2025/06601 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 118m away

  Erect single storey side extension

  Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 20 Old Furzebrook Road Stoborough BH20 5DD

  P/TRT/2024/05870 Submitted 10 Oct 2024 124m away

  T1 Pine - Remove lowest limb overhanging the garden of number 18 Old Furzebrook Road. T2 Beech - Remove lowest limb overhanging the garden of number 18 Old Furzebrook Road.

  Split decision Trees 3 docs

• 115 Corfe Road Wareham BH20 5AY

  P/TRT/2025/05426 Submitted 17 Sep 2025 180m away

  T1 Oak: Reduce lateral branch spread by 3–4 metres. Reduce upper crown by up to 1 metre. T2 Oak: Crown lift by 1–2 metres through the removal of secondary and tertiary branches only. Reduce upper crown by 1–2 metres to create a more uniform crown shape.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 21 Old Furzebrook Road Wareham BH20 5DD

  P/NMA/2025/07510 Submitted 6 Jan 2026 210m away

  Non-material amendment to install a window on the gable end of the extension of PP P/HOU/2022/04529 Erect a first storey extension with balcony

  Granted Amendments Extension Windows or glazing 5 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/2026/02670 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/2026/04779 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