Planning application
Hanham Centre & Streets Meadow Hanham Road Wimborne Minster BH21 1AS
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Install 362 no PV panels to roof
As published by the council, reference P/PASO/2026/04179
Application record
- Reference
- P/PASO/2026/04179
- 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
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wimborne Minster Ward
- Parish
- Wimborne Minster
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 1AS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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18 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 18 September 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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