Forge Cottage 16 Main Road Tolpuddle Dorchester DT2 7EW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion of washroom to office, erect garden room, erect Pergola, installation of solar panels, reinstate pitch roof with slate tiles and external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent changes of use.
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 8
Show all 7 with distances
- 16 mForge Cottage Spring Cottage Including Linked Barn to EastGrade II
- 30 mManor CottagesGrade II
- 62 mSouth View HouseGrade II
- 119 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Immediately East of Nos 1, 2 and 3Grade II
- 121 m1, 2 and 3, the GreenGrade II
- 139 mHammer HillGrade II
- 146 mMartyrs' CottageGrade I
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.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
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
Decision outlook
Day 49 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides changes of use by day 56.
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
- 22 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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The consultation period closed on 22 Sept 2026.