Planning application
30 Trinity Street Dorchester DT1 1TT
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of first & second floors from former restaurant, storage & accommodation to 2no. residential flats
As published by the council, reference P/PAMF/2025/06845
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAMF/2025/06845
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service To Mixed Use With Up To 2 Flats
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT1 1TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 8 January 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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