7-8 Church Street Wimborne Minster BH21 1JH Data via plota.co.uk

P/ADV/2026/00923 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Display a non-illuminated sign at the front of the building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Apr 2026
Approved
1 Jun 2026

Approved on 1 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 7 and 8, Church Street
List entry 1323755 · 5 m from the pin · 73 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 67 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Wimborne Minster Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 209 m away: The Leaze medieval site; Inside the Wimborne Minster built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
BH21 1JH
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
7 Apr 2026
Ward
Wimborne Minster Ward
Parish
Wimborne Minster
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 4 days slower than Dorset's median of 51 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 98% of signs and adverts here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
49decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 May 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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