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Site Of Southwell Primary School (May Bower Gardens) Sweethill Lane Portland DT5 2DT

Granted Dorset P/VOC/2026/00793 Variation of Condition

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.

  • P/VOC/2025/04806 Withdrawn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.

    Decided 9 Dec 2025 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Feb 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  3. 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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What 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.

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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