Planning application
33 Carey Road Wareham BH20 4AY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior notification submission seeks to change the use of the ground floor commercial unit (Use Class E) under the provisions allowed in Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO to: a single (1) bed dwelling (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P/PACD/2026/03362
Application record
- Reference
- P/PACD/2026/03362
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 4AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Out To Consultation
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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1 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 1 September 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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