The Old Mill New Road Bourton Gillingham SP8 5DB Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2026/05765 - Full Planning Application Out To Consultation

Proposal

Change of use & conversion of part of the ground floor from residential (Class C3) to research and development space & an office for associated use (Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:14

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Application progress

✓

Received

15 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 20 Dec 2026, from Dorset's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents 9

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Bourton (Dorset) built-up area; National landscape 471 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £850,000 in May 2024. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 2024£850,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: SP8 5DB
Received: 15 Oct 2026
Validated: 15 Oct 2026
Ward: Gillingham Ward
Parish: Bourton
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show
Freehold owner: Show

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

249decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 20 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Spring Rise New Road Bourton SP8 5DB

Erect first floor extension above existing garage and erect two-storey front extension

2/2018/0416/HOUSE 25 Jun 2018

Dorset

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#44 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Dorset decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

92%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #80 of 296

95%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #74 of 296

78%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #51 of 296

35%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #102 of 296

81%

Minor dwellings approved

344 decided (1-9 homes)

85%

Major dwellings approved

40 decided (10+ homes)

76%

Change of use approved

85 decided

2,781

Total decisions

233 refused in the year to March 2026