Planning application
Land At E 387470 N 122346 Higher Blandford Road Cann
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Non-material amendment - for changes to hard surface treatments; to Reserved Matters Approval No. P/RES/2021/01690 (Erect 55 No. dwellings with associated open space and infrastructure).
As published by the council, reference P/NMA/2026/01960
Application record
- Reference
- P/NMA/2026/01960
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 8 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Cann
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Apr 2026
Received by Dorset
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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