Planning application
Plough Point Farm Dolmans Hill Lytchett Matravers BH16 6HP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of half the existing barn into a single dwelling house
As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2026/03079
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAC/2026/03079
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Matravers
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 6HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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13 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 13 August 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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