Planning application
The Maltings and Maltings Mews Pope Street / Eldridge Street Dorchester
Works: New dwelling Extension Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use & conversion of The Maltings to create flexible commercial (Use Class E)/community (Use Class F2)) uses & parking purposes at basement floor & for residential (Use Class C3) at ground to second floors; with external alterations, extension to existing basement & erection of side extensions up to five storeys (to provide a total of 43 flats). Erection of four-storey building (Malting Mews) with parking at ground floor & residential use (Use Class C3) at first to fourth floors (27 flats) (With variation of conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17 of planning permission P/FUL/2022/05673 to amend approved plans & allow for the development to be phased)
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/03060
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/03060
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester East Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 10 September 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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