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P/FUL/2026/02091 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of Use of Unit 14 from a Dwellinghouse to a Mixed-Use as Dwellinghouse and/or Holiday Let for Short Term Lets Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Committee
24 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

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Documents 23

Consultation & comments 2

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Site constraints 10

Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Langton Matravers Conservation Area 1 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.
Public footpath 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Langton Matravers built-up area; Heritage coast 64 m away: Purbeck; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
BH19 3HB
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Langton Matravers
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 62 days from validation, 6 days slower than Dorset's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
81%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
28 May 2026
Committee
24 Jun 2026
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