8 East Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NX Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/05863 - Listed Building Consent Out To Consultation
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Alter an internal wall on the first floor to create an additional bedroom. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

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

Comments are open until 20 Nov 2026

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Documents 8

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design, Access and Heritage Statement - Redacted 887kb · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Location Plan + Block Plan rev. A 245kb · 23 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan 357kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plans 248kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing & Proposed Section AA 244kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan 242kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 484kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Proposed First Floor rev. C 252kb · 20 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 12

Grade II listed: 7 and 8, East Street
List entry 1119430 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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 ↗
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.
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.
Sydling St Nicholas 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 260 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs
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
Public bridleway 29 m away; SSSI 260 m away: Sydling Valley Downs SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sydling St Nicholas built-up area; Flood defence 44 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 23 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £120,000 in August 1996. Terraced house, freehold.

20 August 1996£120,000

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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DT2 9NX
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Sydling St. Nicholas
Case officer
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Applicant
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Agent
J Knowles

Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,280decided 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
20 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
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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
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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

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