Planning application
Dorset County Hospital Williams Avenue Dorchester DT1 2JY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
New Hospitals Project including a new Emergency Department, a new 24 bed Critical Care Department and replacement helipad at roof level (with variation of condition 1 of planning permission P/RES/2023/03565 to amend reference to plans, sections and elevations to reflect the latest design intent)
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/03918
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOC/2026/03918
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting Sign Off
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
- Parish
- Dorchester
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT1 2JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/FUL/2024/04984 Granted
Dorset County Hospital Williams Avenue Dorchester DT1 2JY
Retain installation of 1no. air handling unit to ground floor, including attached service corridor, concrete base & ductwork to Level 2 Terrace adjoining East Wing Building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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26 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Sign Off
Previously Under Officer Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided amendment applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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