Manor Cottage Manor Farm To Whatcombe House Long Bredy DT2 9HW Data via plota.co.uk

P/CLP/2026/01179 - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Install 16 Solar Panels on the south facing roof slopes of the existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Validated
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 469kb · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 294kb · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement 277kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Location Plan 360kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevation Plans 220kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing and Proposed Roof Plan 134kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Panel Section 82kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation Plan 247kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 388kb · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Long Bredy 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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 4; 3 listed buildings within 150 m.
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
Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode
DT2 9HW
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Chesil Bank Ward
Parish
Long Bredy and Kingston Russell
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Approved, as 80% of lawful development certificates here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
180decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1 Willow – Pollard to approximately 8-10m in height T2 Ash – 2-3m reduction overall, bal…
P/TRC/2024/05139
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
7 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy DT2 9HW
T1 Prunus - Fell
P/TRC/2025/07046
2025 Approved
4 & 5 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy DT2 9HW
Demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of ground and first floor rear extension…
P/VOL/2024/01557
2025 Approved
4 & 5 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy DT2 9HW
Demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of ground and first floor rear extension…
P/VOL/2025/01557
2024 Approved
Friday Cottage Long Bredy DT2 9HW
T1 Cherry - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)
P/TRD/2024/04203
2023 Approved
4 & 5 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy DT2 9HW
Demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of ground and first floor rear extension…
P/LBC/2023/07124
2023 Approved
4 & 5 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy DT2 9HW
Demolition of existing rear extensions, erection of ground and first floor rear extension…
P/FUL/2023/07302
2023 Approved
1 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy Dorset DT2 9HW
T1 Willow - Reduce by up to 3m overall & crown thin by up to 20% T2 Pittosporum - Reduce…
P/TRC/2023/05722
2023 Approved
Freshfields Manor Farm To Whatcombe House Long Bredy DT2 9HW
Erect Lean-to Conservatory to rear elevation.
P/HOU/2023/04043
2023 Approved
Freshfields Long Bredy Dorchester DT2 9HW
Certificate of Lawfulness - Install 12 panel solar array on south facing roof slope.
P/CLP/2023/01766
2023 Approved
The Old Gardens Manor Farm To Whatcombe House Long Bredy Dorset DT2 9HW
T1 Eucalyptus - Reduce overall by up to 3m - concerns over service lines & failure preven…
P/TRC/2023/00266
2022 Approved
4 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy Dorset DT2 9HW
Carry out internal and external alterations. External alterations include the carrying ou…
P/LBC/2022/02381
2022 Approved
5 Bedford Terrace Long Bredy Dorset DT2 9HW
Internal alterations & repairs including removal of wallpaper and paint on walls, modern…
P/LBC/2022/01471
2020 Approved
FRIDAY COTTAGE, CORNER COTTAGES TO JUNCTION SOUTH OF MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
T1 Elm - Fell - dead
WD/D/20/002397
2020 Approved
THE OLD GARDENS, MANOR FARM TO WHATCOMBE HOUSE, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
T2 Fig - Remove - causing subsidence damage to neighbouring property
WD/D/20/000679
2020 Approved
THE OLD GARDENS, MANOR FARM TO WHATCOMBE HOUSE, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
T1 Hornbeam- Remove under Reg 14 (S198)
WD/D/20/000390
2019 Approved
MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Conversion and alteration of part of a barn to form a dwelling
WD/D/19/002332
2019 Approved
FRIDAY COTTAGE, CORNER COTTAGES TO JUNCTION SOUTH OF MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
T1 & T2 Elm - Fell - overgrown & dying T3 Witch Elm - Remove lower large lateral limb tha…
WD/D/19/003079
2019 Approved
1 BEDFORD TERRACE, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Birch (T1) - Reduce height by 4m and reduce laterals by up to 2m Cherry (T2) - Reduce hei…
WD/D/19/001498
2019 Approved
2 BEDFORD TERRACE, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Prunus (T1) - Reduce over-extended branch over driveway by 3m, reduce height by 1.5m and…
WD/D/19/001497
2018 Approved
MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Conversion of annexe to dwelling
WD/D/18/002760
2018 Approved
MIDDLE FARM, CORNER COTTAGES TO JUNCTION SOUTH OF MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Erection of single storey rear extension.
WD/D/18/000629
2016 Approved
MIDDLE FARM, CORNER COTTAGES TO JUNCTION SOUTH OF MIDDLE FARM, LONG BREDY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9HW
Create farm pond to assist drainage and provide water for cattle.
WD/D/16/001816
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings