Planning application
Wareham Day Centre Anglebury Court 21 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Install 68.85 kWp solar PV panels spread across many of the pitched roofs of the single-storey part of the building.
As published by the council, reference P/PASO/2026/04716
Application record
- Reference
- P/PASO/2026/04716
- Type
- Prior Approval - Roof Mounted Solar PV on a Non Domestic Building
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham Town
- Postcode
- BH20 4HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Wareham Day Centre 21 Anglebury Court Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HB and Purbeck Lodge 15 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HA
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