Planning application
Penny Farm Cottage Stony Lane Holwell DT9 5LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect agricultural building
As published by the council, reference P/PABA/2025/04812
Application record
- Reference
- P/PABA/2025/04812
- Type
- Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 13 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Holwell
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 5LJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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9 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 9 September 2025, 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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