17 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PB Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/01137 - Householder Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Increase the width and depth of an existing rear extension, alter part of the rear roofscape and install new additional glazing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 173kb · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 301kb · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF Flood Risk Assessment 962kb · 1 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Statement 816kb · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Bat Preliminary Roost Assessment 395kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF Location Plan rev. P1 56kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations/Floor & Proposed Elevation Plans rev. P1 285kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor/Roof Plans rev. P1 191kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan rev. P1 65kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 486kb · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Sydling St Nicholas PC 3kb · 16 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Officers Resonse (P/PAP/2025/00272) - redacted 216kb · 2 Mar 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.
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 23, High Street, Grade II, 22 m away · 2 Grade II*, 21 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 460 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs; SSSI 460 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 £375,000 in April 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

2 April 2024£375,000

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

Building

Floor area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2023, 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
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
DT2 9PB
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Sydling St. Nicholas
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
25 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
1,258decided 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
30 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Remove payphone (Call box I.D. 01300341246).
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2024 Approved
20 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Erect single storey porch/boot room
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2024 Approved
20 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PD
Erect single storey porch/ boot room
P/LBC/2024/05967
2024 Approved
Critchells Cottage 13 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PB
Installation of flood resilience measures
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2024 Approved
20 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PD
Erect single storey porch/boot room
P/HOU/2024/01979
2024 Approved
20 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PD
Erect single storey porch/boot room
P/LBC/2024/01980
2024 Approved
Rock Farmhouse East Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NX
Installation of flood resilience measures
P/LBC/2024/02259
2024 Decided
15 High Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9PB
Form vehicle access and erect single storey annexe
P/HOU/2023/07463
2024 Approved
Old Chapel House High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PB
T1 Ash - Reduce crown (height and lateral growth) by up to a maximum of 2.5m T2 Apple - R…
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2023 Approved
6 & 7 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PB
Installation of flood resilience measures
P/LBC/2023/05693
2023 Approved
10 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorchester DT2 9PB
Installation of flood resilience measures (with variation of condition 2 of listed buildi…
P/VOL/2023/04989
2023 Approved
Rock Farmhouse East Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9NX
Re-build & raise height of two chimney stacks, application of lime parging to internal fa…
P/VOC/2023/04499
2023 Approved
Rock Farmhouse East Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9NX
Replace thatch and carry out remedial works to roof structure, (with variation of conditi…
P/VOC/2023/04500
2023 Approved
Rock Farmhouse East Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9NX
Re-build & raise height of two chimney stacks, application of lime parging to internal fa…
P/VOL/2023/04499
2023 Approved
Rock Farmhouse East Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9NX
Replace thatch and carry out remedial works to roof structure, (with variation of conditi…
P/VOL/2023/04500
2023 Approved
2A, 4, 8 & 11 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PB
Installation of flood resilience measures
P/LBC/2023/02502
2023 Approved
10 High Street Sydling St Nicholas Dorset DT2 9PB
Installation of flood resilience measures
P/LBC/2023/02948
2018 Approved
ARCHWAY COTTAGE, 2A HIGH STREET, AND BREWERY HOUSE, 4 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PB
Construction of a new two storey extension to provide additional living accommodation and…
WD/D/17/002883
2018 Approved
ARCHWAY COTTAGE, 2A HIGH STREET AND BREWERY HOUSE, 4 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PB
Construction of a new extension to provide additional living accommodation and an accessi…
WD/D/17/002884
2017 Approved
PALMERS COTTAGE, 2 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PB
Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension and garage. Erection of new singl…
WD/D/17/001792
2017 Approved
PALMERS COTTAGE, 2 HIGH STREET, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PB
Demolition of the existing single storey rear extension, erection of new single storey ex…
WD/D/17/001793
2017 Approved
4A WATERSIDE LANE, SYDLING ST NICHOLAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 9NY
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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.

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.