Planning application
P/VOC/2026/03060
The Maltings and Maltings Mews Pope Street / Eldridge Street Dorchester
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
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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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Dorset for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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