Planning application
Waddock Cross Wellsite Waddock Cross Affpuddle Dorchester DT2 8QY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retention of an existing well site for 10 years for oil production from the existing boreholes, Waddock Cross - 2 and Waddock Cross - 3, drilling of a sidetrack well, Waddock Cross - 4, and drilling of two boreholes, Waddock Cross - 5 and Waddock Cross - 6 for the appraisal and production of oil (Variation of condition 2 (Temporary Time Limit) and 3 (Restoration) of 6/2013/0001 in order to retain the wellsite for a further ten years).
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2023/02762
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2023/02762
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting Sign Off
- Received
- 25 May 2023
- Validated
- 25 May 2023
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DT2 8QY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 May 2023
Received by Dorset
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 July 2023, 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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
161 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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About amendment applications
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