Planning application
Fiddleford Mushroom Farm Darknoll Lane Okeford Fitzpaine Sturminster Newton DT10 2BY
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of agricultural building to hotel/guesthouse use (Class C1).
As published by the council, reference P/PAAF/2022/07126
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAF/2022/07126
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 14 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2022
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Blackmore Vale Ward
- Parish
- Okeford Fitzpaine
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT10 2BY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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P/PAAC/2022/07124 Refused
Fiddleford Mushroom Farm Darknoll Lane Okeford Fitzpaine Sturminster Newton DT10 2BY
Change of use & conversion of agricultural buildings to three Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), (units 1-3).
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P/PAAC/2022/07125 Refused
Fiddleford Mushroom Farm Darknoll Lane Okeford Fitzpaine Sturminster Newton DT10 2BY
Change of use & conversion of agricultural buildings to two Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3),
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2022
Received by Dorset
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27 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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3 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
42 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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