Planning application
Brewers Quay Hope Square Weymouth DT4 8TR
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Alterations, extensions & conversion of existing building to provide a museum; 3no. class E units & 49no. residential units (use class C3) including associated works (with Variation of Conditions 1 & 8 of Listed Building Consent P/LBC/2023/04877 to amend approved plans & the wording of condition 8)
As published by the council, reference P/VOL/2026/04164
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOL/2026/04164
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Rodwell and Wyke Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Postcode
- DT4 8TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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18 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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Brewers Quay Hope Square Weymouth DT4 8TR
Non material amendment - Change description of development from "3 no. class E units" to "3 no. commercial units" to planning permission P/FUL/2023/04876 (Alterations, extensions & conversion of existing building to provide a museum; 3no. class E units & 49no. residential units (use class C3) including associated works)
Granted Amendments Extension 6 docs -
Brewers Quay Hope Square Weymouth DT4 8TR
Alterations, extensions & conversion of existing building to provide a museum; 3no. commercial units & 49no. residential units (use class C3) including associated works (with variation of condition 2 of planning permission P/FUL/2023/04876 - to allow for the use of the three commercial units to be Use Class E or Sui Generis)
Granted Amendments Extension 27 docs -
Brewers Quay Hope Square Weymouth DT4 8TR
89% historically approved · decision due ~25 Sep
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