Planning application
P/VOC/2026/04024
Bulbury Golf Course Bulbury Lane Lytchett Minster BH16 6HR
Proposal
Erect driving range building and netting( with variation to conditions 2,4 & 6 of planning permission P/FUL/2022/04851 to revise the design for the driving range facility that substantially reduces the overall footprint and massing of the facility. The amendment seeks to reduce the scale of the built structure to eight covered bays, with ball containment instead achieved through a fully netted enclosure surrounding the hitting area, incorporating synthetic turf and net support structures at each corner, and an ancillary ball dispensing unit and a robot holding area with associated hopper.
As published by the council, reference P/VOC/2026/04024
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/CLE/2025/05420 Granted
Bulbury Golf Course Bulbury Lane Lytchett Minster BH16 6HR
The lawful implementation of planning application P/FUL/2022/04851 and the consent remains extant.
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P/HOU/2025/05175 Granted
87 Bulbury Cottages Bulbury Lane Lytchett Minster BH16 6HR
Erect single-storey front/side extension
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P/FUL/2025/03164 Awaiting decision
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Change of use of land (to provide 14 residential caravan pitches, each consisting of 1 static caravan, 1 touring caravan, day room, parking, bike and refuge storage, EV & EC Charging and associated works including soft and hard landscaping and fencing, for Gypsy and Traveller Families)
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P/VOC/2026/04014 Awaiting decision
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P/NMA/2026/03363 Granted
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P/VOC/2026/02989 Granted
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Erect first floor rear extension (With Variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/HOU/2025/01109 to amend approved plans).
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P/VOC/2026/04012 Awaiting decision
12A Station Road Swanage BH19 1AE
Change of use and conversion of first and second floor of 12-12a Station Road to form 1no. additional flat. Demolition of the rear storage building and erection of 1no. 2-bedroom maisonette( with variation to conditions 2,11 & 13 of planning permission P/FUL/2026/00187 to eliver the change of use of 12-12a to form 1no.additional flat with (no physical alterations over and above the original consented scheme proposed) and the rear storage building is still proposed to be demolished and replaced with 1no. 2 bed maisonette albeit a slightly different form. No amendments are proposed to the host building of 12a– this is unchanged from the approved scheme. It is the design of the approved maisonette which is proposed to be altered by the increase in height of c. 2m to allow for the inclusion of a garage at ground floor level.