Pear Tree Farm Fancys Row Holton Heath BH16 6LA Data via plota.co.uk

P/PABA/2026/01276 - Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use Approved

Proposal

Erect rural building to be utilised for agricultural purposes. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

3 Mar 2026

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Validated

5 Mar 2026

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Approved

25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 12

Site constraints 6

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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Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Holton Heath built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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.

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Prior Approval - Building for Agricultural/Forestry Use
Postcode: BH16 6LA
Received: 3 Mar 2026
Validated: 5 Mar 2026
Ward: Wareham Ward
Parish: Wareham St. Martin
Case officer: Show
Decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date: 25 Mar 2026
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 20 days from validation, 28 days faster than Dorset's median of 48 for agricultural works. Approved, as 81% of agricultural works here are.

This one20d

Council48d

UK44d

81%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

174decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 7 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved

Erect replacement rural buildings. As amended by plans rec'd 6/1/25 to lower roofs

P/FUL/2024/05128 21 Mar 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused

Land adjacent to Kimri Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6LA

Erection of one dwelling, including formulation of vehicular access together with car par…

P/FUL/2025/04307 16 Oct 2025

2024 Refused

Land Adjacent to Kimri Organford Road Organford Dorset BH16 6LA

Erection of one dwelling, including formulation of vehicular access together with car par…

P/FUL/2024/00997 25 Apr 2024

2022 Refused

Land adjacent to Kimri Organford Road Holton Heath Dorset BH16 6LA

Construction of new two storey dwelling.

P/FUL/2022/04915 4 Oct 2022

2022 Approved

Kimri Organford Road Holton Heath Poole BH16 6LA

Raise ridge and form rooms in roof-space

P/HOU/2022/01934 29 Jun 2022

2022 Refused

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Erect three bungalows. Create new access and associated parking

P/FUL/2022/00617 15 Jun 2022

2020 Approved

Wareham Forest Lodge Retreat, Organford Road, Holton Heath, Poole, BH16 6LA

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2018 Withdrawn

Shaleston, Organford Road, Holton Heath, BH16 6LA

(T1) Silver birch - fell - County of Dorset (Sandford No.4, Wareham St. Martin) TPO 1969…

TWA/2018/124 22 Aug 2018

2018 Approved

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(T1) Oak - remove epicormic growth to a height of 6m, remove stubs from previous tree wor…

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2017 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