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Ringstead Farm Access Road To Ringstead Dairy Ringstead DT2 8NF

Refused Dorset P/PAAF/2026/00260 Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use

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.

  • 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)

    Decided 4 Dec 2025

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jan 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 10 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not PD

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

27 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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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