Planning application
Witchampton Methodist Church Chapel Row Witchampton BH21 5AL
Works: Extension Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-material amendment - Retain original kitchen area to use as entrance. Alterations to internal floor layout to planning permission number P/FUL/2024/04572 (Demolition of the extension attached to the north-east part of the Church, alterations, the laying out of a courtyard, garden and parking spaces and the change of use to a residential dwelling).
As published by the council, reference P/NMA/2026/00629
Application record
- Reference
- P/NMA/2026/00629
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cranborne Chase Ward
- Parish
- Witchampton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 5AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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24 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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