Planning application
Swan House Lower Acreman Street Sherborne DT9 3EX
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of two upper floor units from Offices (Class E) to 2no. self contained flats (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2025/05383
Application record
- Reference
- P/PACD/2025/05383
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 17 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne West Ward
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 3EX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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10 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 10 November 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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