Planning application
Suite C Georgian House, Trinity Street Dorchester DT1 1UB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of first floor office suite (Use Class E) into 1 no. flat (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2025/05419
Application record
- Reference
- P/PACD/2025/05419
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT1 1UB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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24 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 24 October 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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