3 Maiden Castle Road Dorchester DT1 2QG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 1no. dwelling (outline application to determine access & layout) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Dorset Northern Area Planning Committee on 22 Sept 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the site was suitable for housing and would not cause significant harm.
- Objections concerned highway safety, traffic, pedestrians, local character, overdevelopment, trees and wildlife.
- The committee granted permission with an additional condition protecting the beech tree during construction.
Source: Plota analysis of Dorset's committee minutes of 22 Sept 2026.
Documents 28
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Other documents 14
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £625,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 241 days from validation, 185 days slower than Dorset's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 79% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 15 May 2026
- Committee
- 22 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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