Planning application
Site Of Southwell Primary School (May Bower Gardens) Sweethill Lane Portland DT5 2DT
Works: Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 for addition of single garage for Plot 5; alterations to positions of surface parking; adding a floor to plots 4 & 5 with rooflights; to reconfigure the rear sunrooms to Plots 1-3, 13-16, and 37-39; adjustments to hand Plots 37-39 for a discontinuous roofline; relocating the access to Plot 40 to the principal elevation; amendments to window placements and internal floor plans.
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/00793
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/00793
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Portland Ward
- Parish
- Portland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT5 2DT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/VOC/2025/04806 Withdrawn
Site Of Southwell Primary School (May Bower Gardens) Sweethill Lane Portland DT5 2DT
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
64 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 7 April 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.
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