Planning application
Communication Station And Premises Winfrith Drove Burngate
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The upgrade of the existing telecommunications site, comprising the installation of a generator, the internal upgrades of the existing equipment cabinet within the existing fenced compound, and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference P/PAEL/2025/06940
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAEL/2025/06940
- Type
- Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- West Lulworth
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 9 January 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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