55 Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3AX Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2025/06822 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Installation of plant and extract equipment and carry out external alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Nov 2025
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Approved
24 Feb 2026

Approved on 24 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 43

Other documents 29

PDF SoD email to Chair/Vice Chair 122kb · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Conservation Officer Redacted 132kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos views to the rear of 55 cheap street 65kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos views to the rear of 55 cheap street 141kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos views to the rear of 55 cheap street 66kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos views to the rear of 55 cheap street 72kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Photos views to the rear of 55 cheap street 64kb · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Sherborne and District Society - redacted 277kb · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Sherborne and District Society 3kb · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF SHERBORNE TOWN COUNCIL redacted 146kb · 28 Jan 2026 View ↗
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PDF Environmental Protection - DC - Env. Services - Protection 15kb · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Protection - DC - Env. Services - Protection 3kb · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Sherborne Town Council 3kb · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗
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PDF Superpleat Panel Filters Details 531kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Odour Control 379kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Fan Details 1127kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Sitesafe Discarb Unit Details 930kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Extractor Equipment Details 149kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Extractor Equipment Details 154kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Extractor Equipment Details 207kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Exhaust Fan Details 197kb · 14 Nov 2025 View ↗

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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.
73 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Swan Hotel, Grade II, 14 m away · 2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 67 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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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 143 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £590,000 in February 2026. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

26 February 2026£590,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 September 2022£736,109Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area1,211 m² (13,035 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 63)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2025, 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
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT9 3AX
Received
14 Nov 2025
Validated
14 Nov 2025
Ward
Sherborne East Ward
Parish
Sherborne
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
24 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 102 days from validation, 25 days slower than Dorset's median of 77 for full applications. Approved, as 86% of full applications here are.

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
23 Feb 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.