Forge Cottage 16 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorchester DT2 7EW Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/04546 - Listed Building Consent Under Officer Consideration
Extensions & alterationsListed buildingsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Reinstatement of historically evidenced features and undertake sympathetic repairs and alterations. Conversion of washroom to office, erect garden room, erect Pergola, installation of solar panels, reinstate pitch roof with slate tiles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent extensions.

The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.

Documents 10

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Design, Access & Heritage Statement 9986kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Block/Location Plans rev. A 3148kb · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations/Floor Plans 513kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations/Floor Plans 1116kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Garden Room Floor Plan Floor plan 595kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Garden Room Elevations 630kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site/Outbuilding/Pergola Elevations/Floor Plans 1075kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 628kb · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Officer Response P/PAP/2025/00308 164kb · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Preliminary Roost Appraisal - redacted 2625kb · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Tolpuddle 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.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Forge Cottage Spring Cottage Including Linked Barn to East, Grade II, 16 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 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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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Tolpuddle built-up area; Priority habitat 27 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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 £342,000 in November 2024. Detached house, freehold.

29 November 2024£342,000

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

Building

Floor area148 m² (1,593 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (37 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCob, as built

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2026, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DT2 7EW
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne Ward
Parish
Burleston and Tolpuddle
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 497 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,258decided 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
22 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
West Farm Barn Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
Install oil fired boiler, including new flue pipe taken through the north external wall
P/LBC/2025/03991
2025 Approved
West Farm Barn Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
Replace C20 screen to outer hall and replace C20 doors/frame to store
P/LBC/2025/00401
2024 Approved
River View 12 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorchester DT2 7EW
T1 Western Cedar - Fell
P/TRC/2024/03575
2024 Approved
Village Hall Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
T1 Cherry - Crown reduction as shown within the annotated photograph and crown lift to 3m…
P/TRC/2024/03566
2023 Approved
Evening Rise Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
T1 Horse Chestnut - Fell
P/TRC/2023/04146
2023 Approved
Tolpuddle Hall Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
Detached outbuilding complex to replace existing sheds and greenhouse
P/HOU/2023/00090
2022 Withdrawn
37 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorset DT2 7EW
Make alterations to convert garage to separate living accommodation (without compliance w…
P/VOC/2022/04185
2021 Approved
The Coach House Tolpuddle Manor Main Road Tolpuddle Dorset DT2 7EW
T1 Walnut - Fell - to prevent damage to oil tank
P/TRC/2021/05371
2021 Approved
West Farm Barn Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EW
T1 Ash - Fell - replant with one standard oak in the same position
P/TRC/2021/04231
2021 Approved
Tolpuddle Hall 35 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorset DT2 7EW
Erect Replacement Conservatory
P/HOU/2021/01471
2020 Approved
BEECHCOTE, 1 THE GREEN, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DT2 7EX
Erect replacement summerhouse
WD/D/20/001620
2019 Approved
TOLPUDDLE MANOR COACH HOUSE, MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DT2 7EW
T1 Bay Willow - Fell - damaging wall
WD/D/19/002560
2018 Approved
2 THE GREEN, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DT2 7EX
T1 - Crack Willow, Salix fragilis. Complete removal of this tree due to the excessive sha…
WD/D/18/001979
2018 Approved
TOLPUDDLE MANOR COACH HOUSE, MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DT2 7EW
T1 Bay Willow - Reduce crown by up to 3.5m and prune laterals by up to 1m - maintenance
WD/D/18/002612
2018 Approved
12A MAIN ROAD, TOLPUDDLE, DORCHESTER, DT2 7EW
Weymouth Pine (T1) - Fell- tree is in decline .
WD/D/18/001278
2016 Approved
LAND ADJACENT TO CENTRAL FARM LANE, TOLPUDDLE
Amendment to planning approval WD/D/14/003253 - Alter roof design of Plots 7 & 8 and rear…
WD/D/16/001610
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
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.