Planning application
Papushka Fields Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster Poole BH16 6FE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Convert agricultural outbuilding to dwellinghouse
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2026/00366
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2026/00366
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Minster and Upton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 6FE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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30 Apr 2026
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
20 documents on file for this application
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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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