New Dwelling Happy Bottom Corfe Mullen Data via plota.co.uk

P/PAAC/2026/05225 - Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling Out To Consultation

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to create 1no. dwellings (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Oct 2026 and 10 Nov 2026, from Dorset's recent agricultural works. Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 409 m away: Cogdean Elms; Green belt 17 m away: South West Hampshire; Inside the Corfe Mullen built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Dorset - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural to Dwelling
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Corfe Mullen Ward
Parish
Corfe Mullen
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Laura Ashworth

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides agricultural works by day 48.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
172decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works 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:
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