Manor House Church Lane Lower Blandford St Mary DT11 9ND Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/02395 - Householder Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erect single storey pavilion, single storey gym and padel court Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Apr 2026
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Approved
12 Jun 2026

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

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: The Manor House, Grade II*, 27 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Blandford Forum built-up area; National landscape 479 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
DT11 9ND
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
30 Apr 2026
Ward
Winterborne North Ward
Parish
Blandford St. Mary
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 13 days faster than Dorset's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
139decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Jun 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