Planning application
Former Witchampton Methodist Church Chapel Row Witchampton
Works: Extension Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of the extension attached to the north-east part of the Church, alterations, the laying out of a courtyard, garden and parking spaces and the change of use to a residential dwelling (With Variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2024/04572 to amend approved plans).
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/01115
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/01115
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Cranborne Chase Ward
- Parish
- Witchampton
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 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.
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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