Planning application
Watercombe Farm Access To Watercombe Farm Watercombe Dorchester DT2 8HJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of Agricultural building to dwelling.
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2023/00663
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2023/00663
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 3 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 19 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Crossways Ward
- Parish
- Owermoigne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 8HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2023
Received by Dorset
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19 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 19 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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