Planning application
LAND AT TOWNSEND FARM HOLWAY HILL POYNTINGTON SHERBORNE DT9 4RZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect agricultural storage building.
As published by the council, reference P/PABA/2026/01259
Application record
- Reference
- P/PABA/2026/01259
- Type
- Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not PD
- Received
- 4 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Poyntington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 4RZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not PD
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 13 March 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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