181 Hillfield House Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7LF Data via plota.co.uk

P/PACD/2026/02992 - Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses Approved

Proposal

Conversion of first floor office into first floor flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 22

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 295 m away: Radipole Lake SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Weymouth built-up area.
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, 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
Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
Postcode
DT4 7LF
Received
5 Jun 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Radipole Ward
Parish
Weymouth
Case officer
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Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Turner Associates Survey & Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Dorset's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
249decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 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