Planning application
Flat 1 Swan Yard Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Commercial to Dwelling House
As published by the council, reference P/PAMF/2026/04357
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAMF/2026/04357
- Type
- Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service To Mixed Use With Up To 2 Flats
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne East Ward
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 3AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not 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 2 October 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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