Planning application
38 Abbotsbury Road Weymouth DT4 0AE
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Change of use from retail shop/office space (Use Class E) to a single one bedroom dwelling (Use Class C3), including internal reconfiguration to provide residential accommodation.
As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2026/02167
Application record
- Reference
- P/PACD/2026/02167
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 26 May 2026
- Ward
- Westham Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 0AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Dorset
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26 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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