Planning application
LAND AT TOWNSEND FARM HOLWAY HILL POYNTINGTON SHERBORNE DT9 4RZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
- Refused As published: 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
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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 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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