29 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/02187 - Listed Building Consent Approved
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Internal alterations to ground and first floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 26 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 166kb · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 314kb · 26 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design and and Access and Heritage Statement 932kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Proposed First Floor Plan rev. A 461kb · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan 409kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing First Floor Plan 364kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Ground Floor Plan 343kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Location & Block Plan 318kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan 368kb · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Redacted 3633kb · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Sydling St Nicholas Parish Council 3kb · 16 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Covering Letter - Redacted 240kb · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
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.
Sydling St Nicholas 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.
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 29, High Street, Grade II, 27 m away · 20 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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Special area of conservation 436 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs; SSSI 436 m away: Sydling Valley Downs SSSI; Inside the Sydling St Nicholas built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £900,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

5 March 2025£900,000

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

Building

Floor area261 m² (2,809 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil, Boiler and underfloor heating, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DT2 9PD
Received
20 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Sydling St. Nicholas
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 13 days slower than Dorset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,258decided 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
24 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
10 Waterside Lane Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PE
T1 Willow - Pollard back to a finished height of 8m from ground level
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2025 Approved
41 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Beech (T1) - Reduce the height by 1.5-2m and crown spread all around by 0.75-1m Hornbeam…
P/TRC/2025/04587
2025 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Retain internal alterations including removal of bath and removal of section of stud part…
P/LBC/2025/02684
2024 Approved
10 Waterside Lane Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PE
Erect garden walls to the kitchen garden (retain works already carried out)
P/HOU/2024/06878
2023 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Removal of the existing chimney pot and the addition of approx. 10 layers of bricks to ra…
P/LBC/2023/06556
2024 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Raise the chimney stack and install new chimney pot
P/HOU/2024/01000
2024 Approved
10 Waterside Lane Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PE
T1 Willow - Re-pollard to approximately 8m from ground level
P/TRC/2024/01168
2022 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD
Erect rear Orangery
P/HOU/2022/02901
2022 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD
Proposed Rear Orangery
P/LBC/2022/02902
2022 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PD
Install secondary glazing units to existing single glazed units (retain works already car…
P/LBC/2022/06582
2022 Approved
37 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD
Part re-roofing of single story slate tiled extension
P/LBC/2022/04535
2022 Approved
37 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD
Proposal to install secondary glazing units to existing single glazed units.
P/LBC/2022/03522
2022 Approved
37 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PD
T1 Evergreen Shrub - Remove stem which is heavily leaning over fence - to prevent possibl…
P/TRC/2022/00975
2022 Approved
12 Broadridge Views High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9WQ
Demolish existing dummy chimney and replace with slate tiles to match existing roof
P/HOU/2021/05758
2021 Approved
37 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PD
Relocate existing Kitchen to Garden Room and create a Utility room where the Kitchen was…
P/LBC/2021/03780
2021 Approved
33 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PD
T1 Cherry - Trim sideward extension by 1m all round - to improve shape T2 Holly - Remove…
P/TRC/2021/02590
2021 Refused
28 High Street, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, DT2 9PD
Replace existing free standing greenhouse with new timber framed greenhouse.
WD/D/21/000036
2021 Refused
28 High Street, Sydling St Nicholas, Dorset, DT2 9PD
Replace existing free standing greenhouse with new timber framed greenhouse.
WD/D/21/000037
2020 Refused
28 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Replace existing greenhouse and replacement of above ground oil tank with below ground oi…
WD/D/20/000750
2020 Refused
28 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Replace existing greenhouse
WD/D/20/000751
2018 Approved
22 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PB
Proposed conversion and extension of existing garage to form habitable living space.
WD/D/18/002193
2017 Approved
37 SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Conversion of carport to bedroom in accordance with Listed Building Consent WD/D/15/00206…
WD/D/17/002814
2017 Approved
SHERRINS FARM, HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Notification to install electricty supply
WD/D/17/002328
2017 Approved
UPPER MILL, 28 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Erect single storey free standing garden room
WD/D/17/000763
2016 Approved
28 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PD
Erect single storey free standing garden room
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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
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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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.