Land at Bloomers Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR

1. 7 Aug 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Required

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

• Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR

  P/FUL/2026/01209 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 341m away

  Demolition of existing agricultural building and erection of 1no. dwelling

  Granted Full applications Demolition 28 docs
  Domestic

• Oak Barn Kings Wood Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR

  P/HOU/2025/07314 Submitted 8 Dec 2025 342m away

  Erect single storey side extension with rooflights, associated landscaping and external alterations to main dwelling.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 26 docs
  Small domestic

• Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR

  P/PAAC/2026/00283 Submitted 16 Jan 2026 346m away

  Change of use & conversion of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling

  Granted Prior approval 24 docs
  Domestic

• Savage Cat Farm Bay Road Gillingham SP8 5QR

  P/VOC/2025/05333 Submitted 25 Sep 2025 408m away

  Demolish agricultural buildings, erect 5 No. dwellings with associated works to form access, parking, gardens and storage, and install ground mounted solar array (with variation of Condition No. 2 of Planning Permission No. P/FUL/2024/02230 to amend the approved plans).

  Granted Amendments Demolition 17 docs
  Several homes

• 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