Planning application
The Reading Room Cottage Chapel Hill Compton Abbas SP7 0NQ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Demolition Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erect two storey side extension with dormer window (Demolish conservatory). (With Variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/HOU/2025/03142 to amend approved plans).
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/00623
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/00623
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Compton Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0NQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/02896 Granted
The Reading Room Cottage Chapel Hill Compton Abbas SP7 0NQ
B1 Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana 'Ellwoodii' (Conifer) - Fell
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P/TRC/2024/05730 Withdrawn
The Reading Room Cottage Chapel Hill Compton Abbas SP7 0NQ
T1 to T5 - Chamaecyparis - Remove.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 5 May 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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The Reading Room Cottage Chapel Hill Compton Abbas SP7 0NQ
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