Lytchett Minster School Post Green Road Lytchett Minster BH16 6JD Data via plota.co.uk

P/PASO/2026/01896 - Prior Approval - Roof Mounted Solar PV on a Non Domestic Building Withdrawn
Schools, care & communitySolar & renewables

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Withdrawn
17 Apr 2026

Withdrawn on 17 Apr 2026 · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 4

PDF The Location Plan 521kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan of the site 456kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Plan - Existing SITE PLAN 467kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Plan - Proposed SITE PLAN 477kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 356kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Solar Panel Details 434kb · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Green belt: South West Hampshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Lytchett 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Balustrade and Steps to Terrace at South Lytchett Manor 40m South of the House, Grade II, 57 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Post Green built-up area; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £10,000 in March 2018. Other property, leasehold.

6 March 2018£10,000Recorded 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
Prior Approval - Roof Mounted Solar PV on a Non Domestic Building
Postcode
BH16 6JD
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
Parish
Lytchett Minster and Upton
Case officer
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Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
17 Apr 2026
Freehold owner
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1 Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T2 English Oak - Fell to ground level. T3 Sycamore…
P/TRC/2024/06712
2023 Approved
T1 English Oak - Undertake a lateral branch reduction of no more than 2.5m from the tips…
P/TRC/2023/06217
2023 Approved
Carry out all tree work, excepting Tree 289 which is registered under P/TRT/2023/05795, w…
P/TRC/2023/05715
2023 Approved
289 Sweet Chestnut - Remove major deadwood. Prune to clear roof by 2 metres. Reduce remai…
P/TRT/2023/05795
2023 Approved
T1 Maple - Undertake a lateral weight reduction on the lowest primary branch which is gro…
P/TRC/2023/00680
2022 Approved
T1 Sweet Chestnut - Fell to as close to ground level as practically possible. T2 Ash - Fe…
P/TRC/2022/03865
2022 Approved
T1 Ash - Section fell to as close to ground level as practically possible. T2 Ash - Remov…
P/TRC/2022/02925
2021 Approved
T1 English oak (suppressed) - Fell to a 5m habitat pole District of Purbeck (Lytchett Min…
TPO/2021/026
2021 Approved
T2 Cedar of Lebanon- Lateral branch reduction of no more than 1m from tips inwards on pri…
TWA/2021/030
2020 Approved
(1.1) Fir - fell to ground level; (2.1) Smooth Japanese maple - reduce to 3m stump retain…
TWA/2020/004
2019 Approved
(G1) Goat willows - pollard all goat willows marked from point A to point B on sketch map…
TWA/2019/222
2017 Approved
Creation of a covered outdoor classroom on the site of the former Camellia House. Associa…
6/2017/0636
2017 Approved
Creation of a covered outdoor classroom on the site of the former Camellia House. Associa…
6/2017/0637
2016 Approved
Various tree work as identified in the submitted tree work schedule dated 09/02/2016 - Ly…
TWA/2016/0025
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
Adjacent to Lytchett Minster School drive, Post Green Road, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6JD
G4 Sycamores x5 - Fell.
P/TRD/2023/04889
2021 Approved
Lytchett Minster School Post Green Road Lytchett Minster Poole BH16 6JD
Decayed Oak - Fell
P/TRD/2021/03939
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.