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20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT

Granted Dorset P/VOC/2026/03596 Variation of Condition

Works: Extension Loft or dormer

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alteration (with variation to condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2025/04230 - to remove a secondary staircase, install a room subdivision on the ground floor, and install an additional rooflight to the flat roof extension at the rear)

As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/03596

Application record

Reference
P/VOC/2026/03596
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Decided
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH20 4LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT

    Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alteration (with variation to condition 2 of planning permission P/LBC/2025/04231 - to remove a secondary staircase, install a room subdivision on the ground floor, and install an additional rooflight to the flat roof extension at the rear)

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P/NMA/2026/03473 Withdrawn

    20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT

    Non-material amendment to Approved P/A P/FUL/2025/04230 (Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alterations) to remove the folding partitions and staircase on the ground floor to create a small office. Remove the staircase and landing partitions on the first floor and relate the en-suite to the study and add a doorway to the bottom of the staircase and rename "second floor" to "Attic"

    Decided 21 Jul 2026 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 4 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. 11 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 11 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.

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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  • 20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT

    P/VOL/2026/03602 Submitted 6 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alteration (with variation to condition 2 of planning permission P/LBC/2025/04231 - to remove a secondary staircase, install a room subdivision on the ground floor, and install an additional rooflight to the flat roof extension at the rear)

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  • 20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT

    P/NMA/2026/03473 Submitted 26 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    Non-material amendment to Approved P/A P/FUL/2025/04230 (Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alterations) to remove the folding partitions and staircase on the ground floor to create a small office. Remove the staircase and landing partitions on the first floor and relate the en-suite to the study and add a doorway to the bottom of the staircase and rename "second floor" to "Attic"

    Withdrawn Amendments 4 docs
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  • 11-13 South Street Wareham BH20 4LR

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    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Amendments
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    Received 6 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Amendments
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    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Amendments
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    Received 30 Sep, published by the council 2 Oct 2026 Amendments