20 South Street Wareham BH20 4LT Data via plota.co.uk

P/VOC/2026/03596 - Variation of Condition Approved
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecting part of the ground, floor, first floor, and second floor. Internal and external works and alteration (with variation to condition 2 of planning permission - to remove a secondary staircase, install a room subdivision on the ground floor, and install an additional rooflight to the flat roof extension at the rear) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 182kb · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 422kb · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Block Plan rev. A 175kb · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans rev. C 319kb · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans rev. B 304kb · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF VOC Application form -Wihout personal data 613kb · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Conservation Officer 251kb · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Wareham Town Council 3kb · 15 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF DC - Building Control East Team 3kb · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 13

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.
Wareham 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.
Article 4 direction
Wareham Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
100 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 18, South Street, Grade II, 2 m away · 2 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 93 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 84 m away: Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Ramsar wetland 176 m away: Poole Harbour
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.
SSSI 88 m away: River Frome SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 111 m away: Dorset
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Wareham built-up area; Heritage coast 125 m away: Purbeck; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £330,000 in October 2023. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

30 October 2023£330,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
2 August 1999£110,000Terraced house

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

Building

Floor area304 m² (3,272 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 52)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Variation of Condition
Postcode
BH20 4LT
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham Town
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Phillip Bristow
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 11 days slower than Dorset's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
248decided 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
31 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecti…
P/FUL/2025/04230
2025 Approved
Change of Use from Class E (commercial) to a Class C3 residential 3-bedroom flat, affecti…
P/LBC/2025/04231
2025 Withdrawn
Change of Use of part ground, 1st and 2nd floor from Commercial (Class E) to Residential…
P/FUL/2025/00236
2025 Withdrawn
Change of Use of part ground, 1st and 2nd floor from Commercial (Class E) to Residential…
P/LBC/2025/00235
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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Retain modern internal doors
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2025 Approved
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Internal repairs - repair rear walls, internal wall and first floor, install new ground f…
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2025 Withdrawn
Lloyds Bank 3 South Street Wareham BH20 4LX
Repair and replacement of internal doors
P/LBC/2025/00816
2025 Approved
12 East Street Wareham BH20 4NP
Painting of all external woodwork and rainwater goods and guttering.
P/LBC/2024/06936
2021 Withdrawn
Harrys Bar, 20 South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LT
Change of use from cafe/bar (Use Class E) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Convert rear s…
6/2020/0586
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
Thornsaeta House 13 St Johns Hill Wareham BH20 4LZ
Alterations to windows, external doors and interior.
P/LBC/2024/04521
2024 Approved
32 South Street Wareham BH20 4LU
Roof repairs.
P/LBC/2024/03059
2024 Withdrawn
1A West Street Wareham BH20 4JS
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P/LBC/2024/02943
2023 Approved
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P/LBC/2023/07157
2023 Approved
Red Lion Hotel North Street Wareham BH20 4AB
Rehabilitation of building, including internal and external alterations and provision of…
P/FUL/2023/07156
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P/LBC/2024/00978
2024 Approved
Manor House 9 South Street Wareham BH20 4LR
Remove existing broken roof light and replace
P/LBC/2024/00245
2024 Approved
32 South Street Wareham BH20 4LU
Repair and re-paint the exterior wall (front elevation only), windows & doors (front & re…
P/LBC/2024/01334
2024 Approved
1A South Street Wareham BH20 4LR
Replace statutory signage with new including - Replace 1no. projecting signage with new 5…
P/ADV/2024/00323
2024 Approved
1A South Street Wareham BH20 4LR
Replace statutory signage with new including - Replace 1no. projecting signage with new 5…
P/LBC/2024/00339
2024 Approved
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G1 Griselinia & Conifer - Fell. G2 Conifer, Maple & Prunus x2 - Fell. T3 Griselinia - Fel…
P/TRC/2024/00238
2023 Withdrawn
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Installation of new extraction system and associated sound proofing works
P/FUL/2023/07296
2023 Withdrawn
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Installation of new extraction system and associated sound proofing works
P/LBC/2023/07297
2023 Approved
30 South Street Wareham BH20 4LU
Repaint the bay window and front door of the shop in a different colour to the existing
P/LBC/2023/03578
2016 Approved
Coppers, Seymour Place Unit 2, South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LR
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 6/2008/0698 to allow opening hours Sunday…
6/2016/0459
2016 Approved
11-13, South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LR
Internal & external refurbishment and alteration including rebuilding chimney stack. (Rev…
6/2016/0474
2016 Approved
10 East Street, Wareham, BH20 4NP
Alterations to internal layout and south elevation including windows, insertion of sun ti…
6/2016/0248
2016 Approved
11/13, South Street, Wareham, BH20 4LR
Internal & external refurbishment and alteration including rebuilding chimney stack and i…
6/2016/0204
2016 Approved
Sainsburys, Rempstone Centre, South Street, Wareham, BH20 4NX
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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
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.