7 Cobham Road Ferndown Industrial Estate Wimborne BH21 7PE Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2026/04416 - Full Planning Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use of a general industrial building (Use Class B2) to a flexible commercial/industrial use comprising of Use Classes B2, B8, E(C), E(D), and E(G) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

26 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Oct 2026 and 30 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 17 Sept 2026.

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Documents 6

Site constraints 3

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Inside the Ferndown built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: BH21 7PE
Received: 26 Aug 2026
Validated: 26 Aug 2026
Ward: Ferndown North Ward
Parish: Ferndown Town
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target

52%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

201decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

12-14 Cobham Road, Ferndown, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7PS

Extension to an existing industrial unit.

3/19/0776/FUL 17 Jun 2019

2017 Approved

Units 17 - 27 17 Cobham Road Ferndown Wimborne Dorset BH21 7PE

Cladding to all buildings and new windows; remove 3 storey section at rear (NW) of nos. 2…

3/17/0609/FUL 26 Apr 2017

Dorset

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#44 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

7 Cobham Road Ferndown Industrial Estate Wimborne BH21 7PE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 2

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1