Swan House Lower Acreman Street Sherborne DT9 3EX Data via plota.co.uk

P/PACD/2025/05383 - Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses Approved

Proposal

Change of use of two upper floor units from Offices (Class E) to 2no. self contained flats (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2025
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Approved
10 Nov 2025

Approved on 10 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 165kb · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 206kb · 10 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF Existing floor plan 210kb · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Proposed floor plan 202kb · 16 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Location plan 854kb · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form 404kb · 11 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Highways response 180kb · 5 Nov 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF CIL Notice Zero - redacted 117kb · 18 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Natural Environment Team 190kb · 21 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Environmental Protection - DC - Env. Services - Protection 3kb · 2 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
51 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Digby Estate, Grade II, 19 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 48 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.
Show all 51 with distances
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 138 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sherborne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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
Prior Approval - Commercial Business & Service to Dwellinghouses
Postcode
DT9 3EX
Received
17 Sept 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2025
Ward
Sherborne West Ward
Parish
Sherborne
Case officer
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Decision
Prior Approval Granted
Decision date
10 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 22 days slower than Dorset's median of 32 for prior approvals. Approved, as 77% of prior approvals here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
243decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Oct 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Refurbishment and alterations to the external facade of the existing building.
WD/D/19/000311
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
171 Trendle Street Sherborne DT9 3NT
Retain works carried out. Erection of a stud partitioning lining to the party wall betwee…
P/LBC/2025/06064
2025 Approved
Westbury Cottage Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
T1 Cherry Laurel - Reduce by 1-2m all round to bring back from 2 properties H1 Mixed - Cr…
P/TRC/2025/06453
2025 Approved
Westbury Cottage Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
T1 Prunus - Fell
P/TRC/2025/00980
2024 Approved
Land at Durrant Close Sherborne DT9 3EY
Erect bin storage and scooter storage units
P/FUL/2024/03211
2024 Approved
Faith Cottage Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EJ
T1 Apple - Fell
P/TRC/2024/01804
2024 Approved
Dolphin House Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EJ
Install replacement first floor windows.
P/LBC/2024/00460
2023 Approved
2 Trendle Street Sherborne DT9 3NT
Replace existing modern doors and infill with walls/window
P/LBC/2023/07281
2023 Approved
Britannia Inn Hotel Westbury Sherborne Dorset DT9 3EH
Internal alterations to refurbish & redecorate the pub & formation of covered walkway fro…
P/LBC/2023/02595
2022 Approved
4 Trendle Street Sherborne DT9 3NT
T1 Lawson Cypress - Fell - diseased
P/TRC/2022/04486
2020 Refused
2 LOWER ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EX
Alterations and erection of two storey extension
WD/D/20/000973
2020 Refused
2 LOWER ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EX
Works to facilitate alterations and erection of two storey extension
WD/D/20/000974
2019 Withdrawn
2 LOWER ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EX
Demolish existing extensions; erection of two storey rear extension; installation of sola…
WD/D/19/003026
2019 Withdrawn
2 LOWER ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EX
External and internal alterations to facilitate erection of 2 storey rear extension
WD/D/19/003027
2019 Approved
247 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Change of use from B1 (offices) to C3 (dwellings) to create 2no. flats
WD/D/19/002363
2019 Approved
247 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Internal & external alterations
WD/D/19/002364
2019 Approved
245 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Change of Use from retail shop (A1) to 2 No.dwellings (C3) with associated internal and e…
WD/D/19/001501
2019 Approved
THE BAKEHOUSE, 1 ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3NU
Change of use from Bed & Breakfast with ancillary residential accommodation to dwelling
WD/D/19/001725
2019 Approved
THE BAKEHOUSE, 1 ACREMAN STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3NU
Alterations to facilitate the change of use from Bed & Breakfast with ancillary residenti…
WD/D/19/001726
2018 Approved
FAITH COTTAGE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Internal & External Alterations
WD/D/18/000402
2018 Approved
168 TRENDLE STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3NT
Change of use of ground floor from retail to residential.
WD/D/17/002924
2018 Approved
168 TRENDLE STREET, SHERBORNE, DT9 3NT
Internal alterations on ground and first floors in connection with change of use of groun…
WD/D/17/002925
2016 Approved
DOLPHIN HOUSE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Construct extension and carry out external alterations
WD/D/16/002183
2016 Approved
DOLPHIN HOUSE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EJ
Construct extension and carry out internal and external alterations
WD/D/16/002184
2016 Approved
WESSEX HOUSE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EH
Form door opening within existing internal wall on the first floor (Retrospective)
WD/D/16/001530
2019 Approved
4 ROBERTS COURT, DIGBY ROAD, SHERBORNE, DT9 3LB
Request for confirmation that no Section 106 obligations are outstanding with regard to t…
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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

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