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Swan House Lower Acreman Street Sherborne DT9 3EX

Granted Dorset P/PACD/2025/05383 Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses

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

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 10 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 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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What 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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