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Lower Butterwick Farm Boys Hill Holnest DT9 5PJ

Awaiting decision Dorset P/PAAC/2026/04362 Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use & conversion of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling (Class C3).

As published by the council, reference P/PAAC/2026/04362

Application record

Reference
P/PAAC/2026/04362
Type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Status
Out To Consultation
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Sherborne Rural Ward
Parish
Folke
Postcode
DT9 5PJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/PAAC/2026/02446 Withdrawn

    Lower Butterwick Farm Boys Hill Holnest DT9 5PJ

    Change of use & conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling

    Decided 20 May 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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