Planning application
Land at Lenthay Road Sherborne DT9 6AQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of up to 37no. dwellings (outline application to determine access only)
As published by the council, reference P/OUT/2025/07170
Application record
- Reference
- P/OUT/2025/07170
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 18 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne West Ward
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Postcode
- DT9 6AQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Aug 2026
Status changed to Out To Consultation
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 May 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
111 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 outline applications in a median of 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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