3 East Street Beaminster DT8 3DS Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/03720 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Replace UPVC bay window to west elevation with purpose made timber window, Take down and rebuild one chimney, Replace timber panel with stonework, Remove internal modern brickwork surround to flue Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 3, East Street
List entry 1219675 · 18 m from the pin · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 18 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 ↗
Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Beaminster 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.
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
Registered park or garden 198 m away: Beaminster Manor; Inside the Beaminster built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
DT8 3DS
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Beaminster Ward
Parish
Beaminster
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
David Bannister

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,055decided 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 Aug 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