Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ

This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• P/PAEW/2026/03895 Granted

  Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ

  Excavation and construction of an earth-lined slurry lagoon

  Decided 11 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• 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)

  Decided 13 Dec 2024 Reserved matters

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 22 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 4 November 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.

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.

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.

• Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ

  P/PAEW/2026/03895 Submitted 16 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Excavation and construction of an earth-lined slurry lagoon

  Granted Prior approval 8 docs

• Gullivers Farm Village Road East Orchard SP7 0LQ

  P/LBC/2026/01812 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 0.3 miles away

  Erect extension to pool house and carry out external and internal alterations to annex.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension 15 docs

• Gullivers Farm Village Road East Orchard SP7 0LQ

  P/HOU/2026/01811 Submitted 30 Mar 2026 0.3 miles away

  Erect extension to pool house and carry out external alterations to annex.

  Granted Householder Extension 19 docs
  Domestic

• Mansfield Farm West Orchard Shaftesbury SP7 0LJ

  P/RES/2024/05703 Submitted 3 Oct 2024 0.3 miles away

  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)

  Granted Reserved matters 41 docs
  Domestic

• P/PASO/2026/04179 Granted

  Hanham Centre & Streets Meadow Hanham Road Wimborne Minster BH21 1AS

  Install 362 no PV panels to roof

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/PABA/2026/04668 Granted

  Twyford Farm Twyford Shaftesbury SP7 0JF

  Erect agricultural storage building

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PABA/2026/04730 Granted

  Pound Farm Old Sherborne Road Cerne Abbas Dorchester DT2 7SJ

  Erect Agricultural Building

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PALH/2026/04959 Awaiting decision

  7 Aldridge Road Ferndown BH22 8LT

  Single storey rear extension to measure 6.00m in length, with a maximum height of 4.00m and a height to eaves of 3.00m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PAAC/2026/04100 Granted

  Himmon Copse Farm Knoll Lane Corfe Mullen BH21 3RF

  Conversion of an existing agricultural building to residential

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Prior approval