Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

Special area of conservation 85 m away: Dorset Heaths

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

SSSI 85 m away: Holton and Sandford Heaths SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

Scheduled monument 130 m away: Former Royal Naval Cordite Factory

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 ↗

National landscape 85 m away: Dorset

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Holton Heath built-up area; Heritage coast 85 m away: Purbeck; Green belt 70 m away: South West Hampshire; 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

Checked on 23 October 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.

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Other new applications on this street

15 Jul 2026Approved

Unit 4 46 Holton Road Holton Heath Trading Park Holton Heath BH16 6LT

Erect extension of existing unit 4 (Use Class E / B8)

P/FUL/2026/03822

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11 Aug 2026Approved

Admiralty Park Station Road Holton Heath BH16 6HX

T1 Dead Scots Pine (W3W ///tiger.status.brush) - Fell

P/TRD/2026/04408

Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Full Planning Application
Postcode: BH16 6LT
Received: 21 Oct 2026
Validated: 21 Oct 2026
Ward: Wareham Ward
Parish: Wareham St. Martin
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

prediction

Day 749 days to the 56-day target

72%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

1,280decided 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: 12 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Adjacent to Unit B16 46 Holton Road Holton Heath Trading Park Poole BH16 6LT

T1 Oak - Remove epicormic growth on stems to provide 2m clearance of the building. Reduce…

P/TRT/2025/05763 28 Oct 2025

2020 Approved

43 Holton Road, Holton Heath Trading Park, Poole, BH16 6LT

Proposed 2 storey extension to form new entrance & offices

6/2020/0509 18 Dec 2020

2017 Approved

Adjacent to Unit B16, 46 Holton Road, Holton Heath Trading Park, BH16 6LT

(T1) Oak - selective branch reduction to clear the building by up to 3m leaving a natural…

TWA/2017/104 26 Jul 2017

Dorset

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#44 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder 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