Part of the Old Cress Beds Site Fantley Lane Bourton Gillingham SP8 5AL Data via plota.co.uk

P/CLP/2026/04200 - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Refused

Proposal

Provision of a hard surface for agricultural storage use & an associated new vehicular access Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 01:58

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Application progress

✓

Received

31 Jul 2026

✗

Refused

18 Sept 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 26

Site constraints 6

Radon affected area, class 6

An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Queens Oak Inn, Grade II, 43 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

National landscape 391 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; Inside the Zeals built-up area; Conservation area 98 m away: Zeals; 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, 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: SP8 5AL
Received: 31 Jul 2026
Validated: 31 Jul 2026
Ward: Gillingham Ward
Parish: Bourton
Case officer: Show
Decision: Refused
Decision date: 18 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, about the council's usual 48 days. Refused, as 18% of agricultural works here are.

This one49d

Council48d

UK44d

82%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

172decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

Queen Oak Inn Fantley Lane Bourton Dorset SP8 5AL

Increase height of chimney by approx 100 cm and re-line chimney to comply with insurance…

P/FUL/2022/05052 10 Nov 2022

2022 Approved

Queen Oak Inn Fantley Lane Bourton Dorset SP8 5AL

Increase height of chimney by approx 100 cm and re-line chimney to comply with insurance…

P/LBC/2022/05053 10 Nov 2022

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

Part of the Old Cress Beds Site Fantley Lane Bourton Gillingham SP8 5AL Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 26

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Other documents 21

Site constraints 6

Important details

How this decision compares

Nearby activity