Espionage Place South Way Southwell Business Park Portland Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/01769 - Householder Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey front extension, raised decking and change in the external materials Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Special area of conservation 221 m away: Isle of Portland to Studland Cliffs
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
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
SSSI 221 m away: Isle of Portland SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; World heritage site 233 m away: Dorset and East Devon Coast; Inside the Southwell (Dorset) 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 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
DT5 2NN
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Portland Ward
Parish
Portland
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,259decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 May 2026
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