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Lower Lewell Farm From West Stafford Bypass Through Lewell Lewell DT2 8AP

Granted Dorset P/PAEL/2025/06802 Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network

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

Proposal

To drill under the riverbed of the River Frome via HD drilling method and a minimum depth of 2 metres and both entry and exit pits will be minimum 8 metres away from the riverbanks and therefore not within the SSSI site. We are applying a Permit for Works via the Environment Agency owing the River Frome itself being the SSSI site. A 32mm green ducting with armoured fibre optic cabling inside being part our full fibre broadband service network.

As published by the council, reference P/PAEL/2025/06802

Application record

Reference
P/PAEL/2025/06802
Type
Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Decided
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne Ward
Parish
West Knighton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT2 8AP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 22 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 22 December 2025, 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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