Planning application
The Tank Museum King George V Road Bovington BH20 6JG
Works: Extension Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolish reception and reading room and erect new Archive Facility with first floor and side extension (with variation of conditions 2, 3, 4 and 7 to amend the proposed plans of Planning Permission P/FUL/2025/01545)
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/01576
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/01576
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Wool
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 6JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 5 June 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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