Melmoth House Abbey Close Sherborne DT9 3LQ Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2025/00826 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use & conversion to form 3no. residential dwellings Data via plota.co.uk

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Received

15 Apr 2025

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Approved

19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Nov 2026

Documents 49

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Keepers Cottage, The Cobbles and Melmoth House

List entry 1110828 · 1 m away · 75 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 65 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.

Show the other 75 with distances

12 mFormer Hospital of Saints John the Baptist and John the EvangelistGrade I
16 m1-3, Abbey CloseGrade II
19 mCottages Known As No 4 and No 2Grade II
25 mThe CottageGrade II
30 mVicarageGrade II
30 mNowell HouseGrade II
34 mDigby EstateGrade II
37 mG F S Room. All Hallows. Askwith House.Grade II
44 mPremisesGrade II
46 mOuthouse Range Adjoining Trendle Cottage on East Side Including Premises Occupied by E BrakeGrade II
46 mPremisesGrade II
47 mGospel Hall Including Dwarf Walls and RailingsGrade II
47 mAbbey Close CottageGrade II
49 mTrendle Cottage Including Front Garden WallGrade II
49 mRailings Immediately South of St John's AlmshousesGrade II
51 mDigby EstateGrade II
52 mGates and Gate Piers at South entrance to Abbey CloseGrade II*
54 mAbbey Church of St MaryGrade I
54 m4 and 6, WestburyGrade II
55 m3-6, Finger LaneGrade II
56 mSt AnnsGrade II
56 mDigby Estate No 169 With Premises Occupied by P J Stainer to Right Hand.Grade II
57 mSouth West Classrooms at Sherborne SchoolGrade II
58 m1 and 2, Finger LaneGrade II
58 mBarry HouseGrade II
60 mCorner House (on Corner Between Acreman Street and Horsecastles)Grade II
61 mPublic Weighbridge HouseGrade II
63 mPineska. Salem. No 7.Grade II
63 mAcre HouseGrade II
63 mThe Corner HouseGrade II
64 mPremises Occupied by Sherborne Supermarket Including Rear WingGrade II
68 mLibrary at Sherborne SchoolGrade I
70 mChapel at Sherborne SchoolGrade I
74 mDigby MemorialGrade II
75 mDigby EstateGrade II
76 mDigby EstateGrade II
83 mBethanyGrade II
87 mThe Carrington Building at Sherborne Boys SchoolGrade II
88 m2 and 3, Lower Acreman StreetGrade II
88 mBritannia InnGrade II
89 mPremises Occupied by C B Brett and SonsGrade II
90 mPart of Sherborne School on Exterior of North Transept of Abbey ChurchGrade I
93 mSherborne Abbey First World War Memorial and Second World War Memorial WallGrade II
94 mTwyfordGrade II
97 mSchool House Studies at Sherborne SchoolGrade I
97 mDigby EstateGrade II
98 mDigby EstateGrade II
99 mDevonia House. Harley House.Grade II
101 mThe Sherborne Do-It-Yourself Centre. Wessex Club.Grade II
103 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside C.b. Brett and Son, Half Moon StreetGrade II
103 mThe Plume of Feathers HotelGrade II
105 mSecond War Memorial at Sherborne SchoolGrade II
107 mThe Old MitreGrade II
115 mFormer Church House (Comprises Premises Occupied by W Warr, Tobbaconist Premises Occupied by Pedley and White Premises Occupied by John Isaacs)Grade II*
117 mThe Big School at Sherborne School. Lobby to the Big School at Sherborne SchoolGrade II
117 mGates and Gate Piers at North East End of Abbey CloseGrade II
117 mThe House of Steps Including Rear Range of Outbuildings. Cottage Numbered 7 to Rear.Grade II
118 mThe GardensGrade II
121 mDigby EstateGrade II
122 mPrivate School House at Sherborne School. Boy's School House at Sherborne School.Grade II
122 mDolphin HouseGrade II
124 mEstcourtGrade II
125 mSchool House Dining Hall at Sherborne HallGrade I
127 mBrookfieldGrade II
128 mNo 3 Including Premises Occupied by Gilham BrosGrade II
130 mOak Room at Sherborne SchoolGrade II*
130 mThe Digby Tap InnGrade II
132 mBell Buildings at Sherborne SchoolGrade II
134 mNo 2 Including Premises Occupied by Gilham BrosGrade II
137 mDigby Memorial Church HallGrade II
140 mThe Abbey Gate HouseGrade II
142 mWestbury Cottage Including Paving Stones in Front of the House.Grade II
145 mThe North Block at Sherborne SchoolGrade II
146 mBow HouseGrade II
147 mMedlycott Building at Sherborne SchoolGrade II

Historic England ↗

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea

Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett Catchment

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.

Sherborne 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.

Scheduled monument 24 m away: Sherborne Abbey, remains of

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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Sherborne built-up area.

Not affected

Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 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.

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: DT9 3LQ
Received: 15 Apr 2025
Validated: 15 Apr 2025
Ward: Sherborne West Ward
Parish: Sherborne
Case officer: Show
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 19 Dec 2025
Decision level: Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 248 days from validation, 171 days slower than Dorset's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

This one248d

Council77d

UK57d

38%decided within 8 weeks

86%approved

8%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 4 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

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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

Melmoth House Abbey Close Sherborne DT9 3LQ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 49

Decision & officer reports 2

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 18

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 1

Other documents 17

Site constraints 8

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