Planning application
Forestry Commission Compound Horton Road Ashley Heath BH24 2EJ
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of existing buildings and replace with a new consolidated forestry operational building incorporating administrative and welfare spaces with associated secure vehicular storage, workshop and covered open storage provision.
As published by the council, reference P/PABA/2026/03192
Application record
- Reference
- P/PABA/2026/03192
- Type
- Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St. Leonards and St. Ives Ward
- Parish
- St. Leonards and St. Ives
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH24 2EJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 24 July 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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