The Oasis Shaftesbury Road Child Okeford DT11 8EQ Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2026/02909 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Erect 2 no. dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 36

Other documents 5

PDF P - Child Okeford PC 242kb · 10 Jul 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show 240kb · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF FDA 45kb · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National nature reserve 241 m away: Hambledon Hill
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.
National landscape 39 m away: Dorset
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
SSSI 241 m away: Hod and Hambledon Hills SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 52 m away: Child Okeford Conservation Area; Inside the Child Okeford built-up area; Priority habitat 23 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT11 8EQ
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants Ward
Parish
Child Okeford
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 34 days slower than Dorset's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 79% of new homes here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
249decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Jul 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