Planning application
Ringstead Farm Access Road To Ringstead Dairy Ringstead DT2 8NF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use of a redundant former dairy building and adjacent portal frame barn to flexible commercial use under use Class E (commercial, business or service).
As published by the council, reference P/PAAF/2026/00260
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAF/2026/00260
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Not PD
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Crossways Ward
- Parish
- Osmington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 8NF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/HABR/2025/05972 Granted
Ringstead Farm Access Road To Ringstead Dairy Ringstead DT2 8NF
Temporary Campsite for up to 60 days between 22-31 May (10 days), 10 - 19 July (10 days) and 23 July - 31 August (40 days)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not PD
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 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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