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Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

Granted Dorset P/PACD/2026/01537 Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of use & conversion from offices (Class E) to 34no. dwellings (Class C3) including amenity spaces ancillary to the dwellinghouses

As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2026/01537

Application record

Reference
P/PACD/2026/01537
Type
Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Decided
6 May 2026
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Parish
Dorchester
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT1 1TS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/FUL/2026/04286 Awaiting decision

    Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    Change of use of part of the existing car park to communal residential garden and erection of an ancillary wellness pavilion, together with associated landscaping, patio areas, relocation of the bin store and associated infrastructure

    Submitted 5 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    External alterations including the installation of balconies and doors (with variation to Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. P/FUL/2024/05819 to amend the approved plans).

    Decided 12 Feb 2026 Amendments
  • Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    External alterations including the installation of balconies and doors.

    Decided 3 Dec 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 18 Mar 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 6 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 6 May 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    P/FUL/2024/05819 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    External alterations including the installation of balconies and doors.

    Granted Full applications 30 docs
  • Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    P/VOC/2025/07568 Submitted 19 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    External alterations including the installation of balconies and doors (with variation to Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. P/FUL/2024/05819 to amend the approved plans).

    Granted Amendments 13 docs
  • Vespasian House Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1TS

    P/FUL/2026/04286 Submitted 5 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~30 Sep

    Change of use of part of the existing car park to communal residential garden and erection of an ancillary wellness pavilion, together with associated landscaping, patio areas, relocation of the bin store and associated infrastructure

    Awaiting decision Full applications 11 docs
  • The Quartermaster Stores Barrack Road Dorchester DT1 1RN

    P/TRC/2026/04514 Submitted 18 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Norway Maple - Remove smaller primary branch growing from within the main union, crown raise to 4m & selective crown reduction of up to 1.5m T3 Sycamore - Remove dead lower branch

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • The Little Keep Barrack Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1SQ

    P/LBC/2022/04251 Submitted 30 Aug 2022 100 yards away

    Works to the Orderly room only. Remove existing end grain wood block flooring and bitumen base. Lay new DPM and limecrete base supply and lay new end grain wood blocks to match removed blocks.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 8 docs
  • 31 Cornwall Road Dorchester DT1 1RY

    P/TRC/2026/01268 Submitted 5 Mar 2026 150 yards away

    T1 Birch - Fell

    Granted Trees 5 docs

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    Erection of additional storey

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
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    Change of use & conversion of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling (Class C3).

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • Flat 1 Swan Yard Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3AX

    Change of use from Commercial to Dwelling House

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • P/PABA/2026/05446 Awaiting decision

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    Erect agricultural building

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
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    Little Lions Farm Horton Road Ashley Heath BH24 2EU

    Erect 2 single storey rear extensions to measure 7.99m in length, with a maximum height of 2.80m and a height to eaves of 2.80m

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval