Planning application
Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use & conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2026/00283
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2026/00283
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP8 5QR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/FUL/2026/01209 Granted
Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR
Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of 1no. dwelling
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P/VOC/2025/05333 Granted
Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR
Demolish agricultural buildings, erect 5 No. dwellings with associated works to form access, parking, gardens and storage, and install ground mounted solar array (with variation of Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. P/FUL/2024/02230 to amend the approved plans).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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20 Feb 2026
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
24 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 20 February 2026, 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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