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P/FUL/2025/02129 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of photovoltaic panels on south lawn and roof of store building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2025
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Approved
13 Aug 2025

Approved on 13 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 31 Oct 2026

Documents 21

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 214kb · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 1395kb · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 4

PDF The Statutory Biodiversity Metric Calculation Tool Sherborne House Pv Panels 11399kb · 6 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity statement redacted 88kb · 17 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity survey and report redacted 1740kb · 17 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Design, access & heritage statement 5210kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF Location Plan rev. b 532kb · 6 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Site/Block Plan rev. a 2121kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site/ Block Plan rev. a 2148kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations rev. a 506kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations rev. a 890kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing Outbuilding Elevations 99kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Outbuilding Elevations rev. a 105kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Certificate of Approval 167kb · 23 Apr 2025 View ↗ PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 620kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Historic England 367kb · 7 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Solar PV Feasibility Report 1090kb · 12 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Wall and PV options appraisal 69kb · 12 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Historic England 190kb · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Sherborne Town Council 3kb · 14 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed Sightlines 99kb · 7 Apr 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade I listed: Sherborne House
List entry 1110694 · The pin is inside its outline · 29 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 27 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.
Show the other 29 with distances
Historic England ↗
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.
Sherborne 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.
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
Heritage at risk 16 m away: Sherborne House, Newland; Local nature reserve 477 m away: The Quarr; Inside the Sherborne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 November 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,860,000 in October 2018. Other property, freehold.

5 October 2018£1,860,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT9 3JG
Received
29 Apr 2025
Validated
29 Apr 2025
Ward
Sherborne East Ward
Parish
Sherborne
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
13 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 29 days slower than Dorset's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

38%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
8%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jul 2025

Historical activity at this location

34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Installation of photovoltaic panels to roof of store building
P/LBC/2025/02128
2025 Approved
Erect single storey side extension to form events kitchen.
P/FUL/2025/02183
2025 Approved
Erect single storey side extension to form events kitchen.
P/LBC/2025/02184
2021 Approved
Demolition of section of west side boundary wall to facilitate creation of new pedestrian…
P/FUL/2021/03153
2021 Approved
Demolition of section of west side boundary wall to facilitate creation of new pedestrian…
P/LBC/2021/03154
2021 Approved
To provide a new ground mounted electricity substation.
P/STA/2021/04014
2020 Approved
Re-use of Sherborne House as exhibition, events, function, restaurant and office space, w…
WD/D/20/002080
2020 Approved
Re-use of Sherborne House into exhibition, events, function, restaurant and office space…
WD/D/20/002081
2017 Approved
Stability works to a listed stone wall
WD/D/17/001846
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
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43 Newland Sherborne DT9 3JL
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2024 Approved
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P/LBC/2024/07251
2024 Approved
43 Newland Sherborne DT9 3JL
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Site a metal storage container
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2024 Approved
41 Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
Install garden pod at the northern end of the garden with associated landscaping.
P/HOU/2023/07389
2023 Approved
33 Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
Insert dormer and carry out internal alterations
P/LBC/2023/04304
2023 Approved
Sherborne House Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
Carry out repairs to boundary walls
P/LBC/2023/01323
2023 Approved
33 Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
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P/TRC/2023/01429
2022 Approved
Sherborne House Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
Erection of a store/outbuilding to the northwest of the site (to replace the outbuilding…
P/FUL/2022/04380
2022 Approved
Sherborne House Newland Sherborne Dorset DT9 3JG
Erection of a store/outbuilding to the northwest of the site (to replace the outbuilding…
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2022 Approved
2 Manor House Stables Sherborne DT9 3JG
Replace rotted windows with new.
P/LBC/2022/03920
2022 Approved
1 Manor House Stables Newland Sherborne DT9 3JG
Replace rotted window screen to garden room with new.
P/LBC/2022/03777
2021 Approved
14 Manor Court Sherborne DT9 3JX
T1 Cherry - Reduce by 1m (20%) overall - excessive shading
P/TRC/2021/03673
2021 Approved
26 Manor Court Sherborne DT9 3JX
T1 & T2 Hornbeam - Reduce overall by1m (15%) - excessive shading over No 26, as part of o…
P/TRC/2021/03646
2021 Approved
7 PORTMAN SQUARE, SHERBORNE, DT9 4FJ
T1 Chestnut - Shorten back branches overhanging boundary wall by up to 4m
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2020 Approved
THE MANOR HOUSE, 43 NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JL
Notification of application for premises to be approved as a venue for civil marriages &…
WD/D/20/001449
2020 Approved
26 MANOR COURT, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JX
T1 Hornbeam - Reduce overall by 1.5m (20%) - excessive shading
WD/D/20/002524
2020 Approved
MONKS BARN, 40 NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JJ
Erection of single storey rear extension
WD/D/20/000084
2020 Approved
MONKS BARN, 40 NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JJ
Erection of single storey rear extension
WD/D/20/000085
2019 Approved
MONKS BARN, 40 NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JJ
Internal alterations to create a second floor bathroom and replace an existing rooflight
WD/D/19/002185
2019 Approved
COMMUNITY ROOMS, MANOR COURT, SHERBORNE
T1 Cherry - Reduce by 20% overall (as per photo submitted) - excessive shading T2 Hornbea…
WD/D/19/000645
2017 Approved
SHERBORNE TOWN COUNCIL, THE MANOR HOUSE, NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DORSET, DT9 3JL
Notification of application for premises to be approved as a venue for Civil Marriages &…
WD/D/17/002109
2016 Approved
2 MANOR HOUSE STABLES, NEWLAND, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JG
Replace existing pre-fabricated fire surround with Bath Stone. Replace rotted French Wind…
WD/D/16/001485
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.