Planning application
P/VOC/2025/04806
Site Of Southwell Primary School (May Bower Gardens) Sweethill Lane Portland DT5 2DT
Proposal
Application for approval of reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of outline approval WP/17/00866/OUT (with variation of condition 1 of planning permission WP/19/00970/RES to reconfigure the rear sunrooms to Plots 1-3 and 13-16, as well as 37-39; adjustments to hand Plots 37-39 for a discontinuous roofline; relocating the access to Plot 40 to the principal elevation, along with amendments to window placements and internal floor plans; and adding a room in the roof to Plots 4-5, featuring additional windows and Velux roof lights.
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2025/04806
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What withdrawal means
The process from here
The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.
The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.
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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