17 Market Place Blandford Forum DT11 7AG Data via plota.co.uk

P/ADV/2026/02845 - Advertisement Consent Under Officer Consideration

Proposal

Display 1 no. fascia sign & 1no. hanging sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 14 Aug 2026; it is now day 135.

The consultation period closed on 14 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

Blandford Forum and Approaches Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
99 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Town Hall and Corn Exchange, Grade I, 5 m away · 7 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 87 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape 391 m away: Dorset; Heritage at risk 80 m away: Church of St Peter and St Paul, Market Place; Inside the Blandford Forum 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £660,000 in August 2022. Other property, freehold.

3 August 2022£660,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
22 August 2018£585,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area283 m² (3,046 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 85)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
DT11 7AG
Received
27 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Blandford Ward
Parish
Blandford Forum
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 135, past the statutory target. 96% of signs and adverts in Dorset are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 13579 days past the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Aug 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.