Planning application
Francombe Barn Francombe Farm 11 Acreman Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of barn to create 1no. dwelling, garage & store (with variation of condition 2 to amend approved plans)
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2024/06336
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2024/06336
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 20 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 7JX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2024
Received by Dorset
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20 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
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.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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