Planning application
20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT
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/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)
As published by the council, reference P/VOL/2026/03602
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOL/2026/03602
- Type
- Variation of Condition - Listed Building Consent
- 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.
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P/VOC/2026/03596 Granted
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/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)
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P/NMA/2026/03473 Withdrawn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"
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 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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11 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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.
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