Planning application
Westhaven Hospital and Linden Unit Radipole Lane Weymouth DT4 0QE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of the Westhaven Hospital & Linden Unit
As published by the council, reference P/PASO/2026/00241
Application record
- Reference
- P/PASO/2026/00241
- Type
- Prior Approval - Roof Mounted Solar PV on a Non Domestic Building
- Status
- Planning Not Required
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 14 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Westham Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 0QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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26 Jul 2026
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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 5 March 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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