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Watercombe Farm Access To Watercombe Farm Watercombe Dorchester DT2 8HJ

Granted Dorset P/PAAC/2023/00663 Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling

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

  1. 3 Feb 2023

    Received by Dorset

  2. 19 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 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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What 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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