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Flat 1 Swan Yard Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3AX

Granted Dorset P/PAMF/2026/04357 Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service To Mixed Use With Up To 2 Flats

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

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. 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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What 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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