Land west of A35 and east of Slyers Lane North of Dorchester

1. 22 Jun 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 9 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

   Previously Out To Consultation.

4. 22 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Out To Consultation

   Previously Under Officer Consideration.

5. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 August 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.

• Land west of A35 & east of Slyers Lane Waterston

  P/ESP/2025/07593 Submitted 22 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Request for EIA Scoping Opinion under Regulation 15(2) of the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for outline planning permisson comprising :- The demolition of existing buildings and structures; The erection of buildings comprising up to: 500 residential dwellings; residential institutions; mixed-use neighbourhood centre including flexible employment, retail, leisure and community uses: Associated Insfrastructure including new roads, drainage, footpaths and formal and informal open spaces, landscaping and public realm, cycle and vehicular parking & servicing, utilities and other associated works incidental to the proposed development (EIA Development)

  Decided Outline Demolition 4 docs

• 1-7 The Thorns Cokers Frome Dorchester DT2 7FR

  P/VOC/2026/03591 Submitted 1 Jul 2026 400 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~26 Aug

  Change of use of land to form a site for travelling showpeople, comprising seven plots for mixed residential and storage use with a new vehicular access and associated hard and soft landscaping (with variation of condition 3 of planning permission WD/D/17/000109 to remove the temporary use restriction)

  Awaiting decision Amendments 8 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