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The Poplars Three Gates Leigh DT9 6JQ

Awaiting decision Dorset P/PABA/2026/04451 Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Erect agricultural barn

As published by the council, reference P/PABA/2026/04451

Application record

Reference
P/PABA/2026/04451
Type
Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Yetminster Ward
Parish
Leigh
Postcode
DT9 6JQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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