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Buckham Down Farm Access Road To Buckham Down Farm Beaminster DT8 3SH

Refused Dorset P/PAAF/2026/01764 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 3 x agricultural buildings under Class R, Part 3, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to a flexible use class E (office), C1 (aparthotel) and B8 (storage unit)

As published by the council, reference P/PAAF/2026/01764

Application record

Reference
P/PAAF/2026/01764
Type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Flexible Commercial Use
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Decided
5 May 2026
Ward
Beaminster Ward
Parish
Beaminster
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT8 3SH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Mar 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 5 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 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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