Land And Buildings At Up Cerne Estate A352 Duck Street To Up Cerne Road Minterne Parva Cerne Abbas Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2026/02372 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Erect building to host various rural events. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
3 Jul 2026

Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 33

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Site constraints 7

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.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Special area of conservation 460 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs; SSSI 460 m away: Giant Hill SSSI; 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 11 September 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT2 7AP
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Cerne Abbas
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 82% of agricultural works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
172decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 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