Land at Victoria Square East of Lerret Road, Chiswell Portland, DT5 1AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Installation of one 11kV switch room building at the existing Portland SSEN owned substation site and bring the land back into operational use. Planning permission is also sought for the perimeter fencing recently erected around the area proposed to be reinstated and incorporated into the existing operational extent of the Portland Electricity Substation Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Oct 2026 and 19 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent utility and infrastructure works.
Documents 18
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 8
Site constraints 11
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 50 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides utility and infrastructure works by day 55.
Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 22 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.