Planning application
Higher Farm Compton Road Over Compton DT9 4QS
Works: Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Internal & external alterations to facilitate conversion of barns to form 3 no. dwellings. Erect agricultural building (demolish existing barns) (with variation of condition no. 2 of listed building consent P/LBC/2022/03669)
As published by the council, reference P/VOL/2026/04601
Application record
- Reference
- P/VOL/2026/04601
- Type
- Variation of Condition - Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Over Compton
- Postcode
- DT9 4QS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/VOC/2026/04573 Awaiting decision
Higher Farm Compton Road Over Compton DT9 4QS
Change of use and conversion of barns to form 3 no. dwellings. Erect agricultural building and form access (demolish existing barns) (with variation of condition no.2 of planning permission P/FUL/2022/03668 to amend approved plans)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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3 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 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 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
21 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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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Higher Farm Compton Road Over Compton DT9 4QS
88% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
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Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition 22 docsSeveral homes -
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