4 Leigh Lane Colehill BH21 2PW Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/02621 - Householder Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Convert garage into a ground floor games room & first floor bedroom. Install dormer on front elevation. Fenestration alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 May 2026
Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 42 m away: Leigh Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Wimborne Minster built-up area; Green belt 47 m away: South West Hampshire; Priority habitat 45 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 42 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No listed building at the site · 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
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
BH21 2PW
Received
13 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East Ward
Parish
Colehill
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days faster than Dorset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,055decided 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
16 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