27 Dorchester Road Upton BH16 5NL

1. 18 Mar 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 29-31 Dorchester Road Upton BH16 5NJ

  P/OUT/2024/07627 Submitted 11 Feb 2025 50 yards away

  57% historically approved · decision due ~8 Apr

  Demolition of 29 & 31 Dorchester Road and erection of 5 dwellings and 11 apartments with associated landscaping and car parking with access from Dorchester Road (Outline Application with all matters reserved except access)

  Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling Demolition 70 docs
  Several homes

• 1 Oxborrow Close, Upton, BH16 5DQ

  TWA/2017/005 Submitted 9 Jan 2017 50 yards away

  (T1) English oak - prune back by up to 2m over driveway, remove dead and broken branches - The District of Purbeck (23 and 17 Dorchester Road, Upton) TPO 2005 (Ref.TPO 317)

  Refused Trees 1 doc

• 1 Orchard Gardens Upton BH16 5FB

  P/TRT/2025/04909 Submitted 18 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  T1 Oak: Reduce over-extended limbs on west side to inside boundary line (or as close to) to suitable pruning points.

  Split decision Trees 4 docs

• 20 Dorchester Road Upton BH16 5NR

  P/HOU/2024/04893 Submitted 30 Aug 2024 100 yards away

  Erect single storey side and rear extensions

  Granted Householder Extension 32 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Egdon Court Dorchester Road Upton Poole BH16 5NR

  P/HOU/2022/06711 Submitted 28 Oct 2022 100 yards away

  Erect single storey side and rear extension

  Granted Householder Extension 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Oakview Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU

  P/TRT/2026/03204 Submitted 17 Jun 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster) - Fell. T2 Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Remove low lateral branch (circled green on submitted photograph) pruning to point marked by blue line on submitted photograph (60cm above union). Please note - T3 Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) in this application is registered under a separate application reference P/TRD/2026/03899.

  Split decision Trees 5 docs

• P/ESC/2026/05490 Awaiting decision

  Portesham Water Treatment Centre Portesham Hill Portesham

  Improvement works to existing water treatment centre

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Outline
• P/ESC/2026/05607 Awaiting decision

  Redlands Farm Dorchester Road Weymouth

  Request for EIA Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the proposed residential development on land at Redlands Farm, Dorchester Road in Weymouth, for a Screening opinion in accordance with regulation 5 (1) of the Town and Country Planning

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Outline
• P/PIP/2026/04978 Withdrawn

  Land adjoining Brickyard Cottage Owermoigne DT2 8HS

  Erect 1 no. dwelling & garage

  Received 16 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Outline
• P/OUT/2026/04860 Awaiting decision

  85 Church Road Three Legged Cross BH21 6RQ

  Remove existing caravan and erect a new dwelling

  Received 28 Sep, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Outline
• P/PIP/2026/04574 Granted

  The Retreat Hewletts Drove Rivers Corner DT10 2AE

  Erect 1no. dwellinghouse

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Outline