Planning application
Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of an agricultural barn to Class E (for use as an indoor children’s soft play area) under Class R of the GPDO
As published by the council, reference P/PAAF/2026/00984
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAAF/2026/00984
- Type
- Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 18 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Marshwood Vale Ward
- Parish
- Wootton Fitzpaine
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 6BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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P/FUL/2026/02107 Granted
Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX
Proposed operational development (external alterations) relating to the use of the building and land within its curtilage to a flexible use (Class E - indoor children's soft play area) (P/PAAF/2026/00984), including a single-storey side extension to the existing barn to provide additional service space, as well as erection of a replacement agricultural barn
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P/PAAF/2025/06605 Refused
Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX
Change of use of an agricultural barn to Class E (for use as an indoor children’s soft play area) under Class R of the GPDO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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14 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P/FUL/2026/02107 Granted
Cummins Fernhill Charmouth DT6 6BX
Proposed operational development (external alterations) relating to the use of the building and land within its curtilage to a flexible use (Class E - indoor children's soft play area) (P/PAAF/2026/00984), including a single-storey side extension to the existing barn to provide additional service space, as well as erection of a replacement agricultural barn
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 14 April 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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