Planning application
Holway Farm Buildings Holway Sandford Orcas Sherborne DT9 4RZ
Works: Demolition Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use and conversion of 2no agricultural buildings to form 5no dwellings (demolition of agricultural buildings)
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2025/05625
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2025/05625
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Sandford Orcas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 4RZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 14 November 2025, 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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