Townsend Farmhouse Townsend Poyntington DT9 4LF Data via plota.co.uk

P/CLE/2026/00476 - Certificate of Lawful Use Existing Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to continue to use the property without Planning permission dated 21/09/89, condition 2 that states the occupation of the dwelling shall be limited to a person solely or mainly employed, or last employed, prior to retirement, in the locality in agriculture as defined in Section 290 (1) of the town and Country Planning Act 1971, or In forestry (including any dependents of such person residing with him) or a widow or widower of such a person. The dwelling has now been lived in for a period in excess of 10 years in breach of the occupancy condition 2. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jan 2026
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Validated
26 Jan 2026
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Approved
18 Mar 2026

Approved on 18 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision Notice 151kb · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 328kb · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice 1/N/89/0280F - Redacted 1227kb · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Location Plan 381kb · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan 381kb · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Redacted 450kb · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF Email from agent 370kb · 18 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Email to agent 138kb · 11 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show 96kb · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show 4kb · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show 4kb · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Covering Letter - Redacted 294kb · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory Declaration - Redacted 132kb · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Statutory Declaration - Redacted 131kb · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett Catchment
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.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). 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 2. 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 30 m away: Poyntington Conservation Area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 Existing
Postcode
DT9 4LF
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Sherborne Rural Ward
Parish
Poyntington
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
18 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Farm Close Cottage The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Erect Single Storey Side Extension.
P/HOU/2025/07447
2025 Approved
Farm Close Cottage The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Willow - Reduce height by 3m and width by up to 5m.
P/TRC/2025/07635
2025 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
T1 Robinia - Remove failed primary stem under Regulation 14 (S198)
P/TRD/2025/06734
2025 Approved
Glebe Cottage The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
T1 Ash - Reduce south quadrant by max 4m from the outer tips to a suitable subordinated g…
P/TRC/2025/03150
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
Change of use from agricultural land to agricultural land and ground mounted solar array…
P/FUL/2023/03948
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
T1 Weeping Ash - Fell
P/TRC/2023/04536
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
T1 Weeping Ash - Fell
P/TRD/2023/04536
2022 Approved
Manor Farm The Batch Poyntington Sherborne DT9 4LF
Erection of ground mounted solar array.
P/FUL/2022/05213
2022 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
Conversion & extension of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation
P/HOU/2022/03638
2022 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Sherborne DT9 4LF
Conversion & extension of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation
P/LBC/2022/03849
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
Installation of a swimming pool
P/HOU/2021/02751
2021 Withdrawn
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Conversion & extension of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation
P/HOU/2021/01753
2021 Withdrawn
The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Alterations to facilitate the conversion of outbuilding to ancillary accommodation
P/LBC/2021/01754
2021 Approved
Farm Close Cottage The Batch Poyntington Dorset DT9 4LF
Erection of part single storey & part two storey side extension
P/HOU/2021/00621
2018 Approved
TOWNSEND COTTAGE, THE BATCH, POYNTINGTON, SHERBORNE, DT9 4LF
Addition of natural stone facing to front elevation to cover existing moulded face blockw…
WD/D/18/000186
2017 Approved
FARM CLOSE COTTAGE, THE BATCH, POYNTINGTON, SHERBORNE, DT9 4LF
Amendment to planning permission reference WD/D/16/001944 : Alterations to extension roof…
WD/D/17/003015
2016 Approved
FARM CLOSE COTTAGE, THE BATCH, POYNTINGTON, SHERBORNE, DT9 4LF
Erect two storey side extension
WD/D/16/001944
2016 Approved
FOSSIL BARN, THE BATCH, POYNTINGTON, SHERBORNE, DT9 4LF
Conversion and alterations to existing redundant barn to form a detached two storey dwell…
WD/D/16/001432
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