Plant World Nursery Kendalls Lane Milton On Stour Gillingham SP8 5QA Data via plota.co.uk

P/CLE/2026/02662 - Certificate of Lawful Use Existing Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for confirmation that the existing lawful use of the site is retail within Class E(a) for the sale of limited goods in connection with a retail garden centre and/or plant nursery in accordance with dated 29/07/2013 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

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 5 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Milton on Stour built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Certificate of Lawful Use Existing
Postcode
SP8 5QA
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Parish
Gillingham
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
3 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

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