Planning application
181 Hillfield House Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7LF
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of first floor office into first floor flat
As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2026/02992
Application record
- Reference
- P/PACD/2026/02992
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Radipole Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 7LF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/FUL/2023/01544 Refused
181 Hillfield House Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7LF
Erect 2 dwellings at rear, expand first floor office space and replacement of garage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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27 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 27 July 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.
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