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38 Abbotsbury Road Weymouth DT4 0AE

Refused Dorset P/PACD/2026/02167 Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses

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
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

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 26 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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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