Planning application
Barn on Land at Bakers Lane BH21 7BY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from agricultural barn to residential dwelling
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2025/06052
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2025/06052
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Stour and Allen Vale Ward
- Parish
- Holt
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 7BY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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