62 Stable Cottage High West Street Dorchester DT1 1UY Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/03833 - Householder Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Refurbishment & improvement works including new entrance porch, replacement rear garden room extension, internal alterations & reconfiguration, replacement stair, fire safety upgrades, installation of conservation rooflights, Juliet balcony guarding, replacement wood burning stove, and formation of new rear access gate and steps. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Former Stable Building Adjoining Court Cottage on North Side (at Rear of No 62)
List entry 1250426 · 1 m away · 94 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 85 Grade II)
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.
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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.
Dorchester Conservation Area 1 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.
Public footpath 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Local nature reserve 305 m away: Dorchester Riverside
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Scheduled monument 226 m away: Dorchester Roman walls; Registered park or garden 227 m away: Town Walks, Dorchester; Inside the Dorchester (Dorset) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
DT1 1UY
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Parish
Dorchester
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
George Edmonds

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 11 days faster than Dorset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,259decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Sept 2026
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