20 Shaston Crescent Dorchester DT1 2EB

1. 16 Feb 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 26 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 85 Weatherbury Way Dorchester DT1 2EE

  P/HOU/2026/04551 Submitted 19 Aug 2026 52m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct

  Erect single storey front extension and erect single storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Householder Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 60 Mellstock Avenue Dorchester DT1 2BQ

  P/HOU/2025/07351 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 199m away

  Erect single storey rear extension, rear balcony, external alterations and solar panels.

  Granted Householder Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 114 Weatherbury Way Dorchester DT1 2EG

  P/HOU/2025/04890 Submitted 14 Aug 2025 212m away

  Single storey rear extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 18 Kingsbere Crescent Dorchester DT1 2DY

  P/HOU/2026/03703 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 247m away

  Replace flat roof over porch/garage with new lean-to roof. Erect a rear lean-to extension.

  Granted Householder Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 35 Weatherbury Way Dorchester DT1 2ED

  P/HOU/2026/01540 Submitted 18 Mar 2026 248m away

  Erect porch and single storey extension to front elevation. Change existing garage flat roof to pitched roof. Extend garage roof to wrap around to join porch and single storey extension. Form covered way in front of existing garage door.

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Barnes Way Dorchester DT1 2DZ

  P/HOU/2025/07015 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 275m away

  Convert loft into living accommodation with rear dormer windows.

  Granted Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Domestic

• P/PABA/2026/04760 Awaiting decision

  Agricultural field know as Netley Walls Cattistock

  Erect agricultural storage building

  1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PABA/2026/04183 Granted

  New Barn Farm Park Lane Shapwick DT11 9JP

  Erect an agricultural building to measure 30m in length, 18m in breadth, with a ridge height of 8m and a height to eaves of 6.7m

  3 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/PASO/2026/04716 Awaiting decision

  Wareham Day Centre Anglebury Court 21 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HB

  Install 68.85 kWp solar PV panels spread across many of the pitched roofs of the single-storey part of the building.

  27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/PAPA/2026/04464 Granted

  Foxholes Farm Littlebredy Dorchester DT2 9HJ

  Proposed improvement to existing track

  14 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/PAAF/2026/03202 Refused

  Breach Barn Chalbury Farm Horton Wimborne BH21 7HJ

  Prior Notification for the proposed change of use of agricultural barn to a flexible commercial use - Class B8 (storage or Distribution) - under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

  11 Jun 2026 Prior approval