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P/PADM/2026/02679 - Prior Approval - Demolition Approved

Proposal

Demolition of single storey brick building positioned to the north of the current equestrian building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

15 May 2026

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Approved

12 Jun 2026

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

Documents 9

Site constraints 8

Green belt: South West Hampshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 5. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Special area of conservation 114 m away: Dorset Heaths

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 114 m away: Parley Common SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project 1584 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; 1 listed building within 150 m; Open access land 7 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..

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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: Prior Approval - Demolition
Postcode: BH22 8SQ
Received: 15 May 2026
Validated: 15 May 2026
Ward: West Parley Ward
Parish: West Parley
Case officer: Show
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date: 12 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 27 days faster than Dorset's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 92% of demolitions here are.

This one28d

Council55d

UK56d

64%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

308decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 5 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Within ~100m

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2025 Approved

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2023 Approved

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Convert roof space to habitable accommodation

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2022 Withdrawn

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2022 Approved

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Erection of a timber single storey granny annexe for ancillary use to the main dwelling.

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2022 Approved

Land to the South of Christchurch Road, to the West of 292 Christchurch Road, to the east of the new Link Road

Temporary construction access

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2018 Approved

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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

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Proposal

Application progress

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 3

Site constraints 8

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