Planning application
Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Excavation and construction of an earth-lined slurry lagoon
As published by the council, reference P/PAEW/2026/03895
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAEW/2026/03895
- Type
- Prior Approval - Excavation/Deposit Waste For Agriculture
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Required
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- West Orchard
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/RES/2024/05703 Granted
Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ
Erection of agricultural workers' dwelling (reserved matters application to determine appearance, landscaping and scale following the grant of outline planning permission number P/OUT/2023/06248)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 11 August 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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