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Conegar Road Broadwindsor

Awaiting decision Dorset P/PAEL/2026/03953 Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Drilling under the B3164 road between two existing BT poles with soft digging within the Conegar Road Cutting SSSI.

As published by the council, reference P/PAEL/2026/03953

Application record

Reference
P/PAEL/2026/03953
Type
Prior Approval - Electronic Communication Network
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Marshwood Vale Ward
Parish
Broadwindsor

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Trade members open them from here.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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