27 West Street Blandford Forum DT11 7AW Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/05059 - Listed Building Consent Out To Consultation

Proposal

Replace 2 No. rotten wooden sash windows on weights with 2 No. new sash windows on weights and made from hardwood like for like. Same colour, same thickness single pane glass panels. Make good the area's around the windows inside and out. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Dorset's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Masonic Hall
List entry 1153236 · The pin is inside its outline · 43 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 38 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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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Blandford Forum and Approaches Conservation Area 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.
Also on the record
National landscape 244 m away: Dorset; Inside the Blandford Forum built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DT11 7AW
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Blandford Ward
Parish
Blandford Forum
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,258decided 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
23 Oct 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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