Planning application
Conegar Road Broadwindsor
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
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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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.
Open the documentsWhat 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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