Planning application
Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
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
- 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 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/PAEW2/2026/04358 Awaiting decision
Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ
Excavation and construction of an earth-lined slurry lagoon
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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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About prior approval applications
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