The Ilchester Arms 9 Market Street Abbotsbury Weymouth DT3 4JR Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/04996 - Listed Building Consent Out To Consultation
Extensions & alterationsListed buildings

Proposal

Reconstruction of east and west chimneys following prior removal of west chimney; redecoration and repair of gable crest Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from Dorset's recent extensions. Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026.

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Documents 12

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Ecological Assessment Report Phase 1 And 2 - redacted 3859kb · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Check List - redacted 1634kb · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Design, Access And Heritage Statement - redacted 773kb · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Licensing Survey Plan 97kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Front Elevation rev. A 272kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Floor Plan rev. A 62kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Rear Elevation rev. A 251kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan 266kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Roof Plan rev. A 212kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form (redacted) 2807kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF DC - Natural Environment Team 4kb · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Investigation and Report on Structural Stability 1112kb · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 11

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Chesil and the Fleet SAC/Ramsar/SPA
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.
Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Abbotsbury Conservation Area 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.
Heritage coast: West Dorset
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Scheduled monument 42 m away: St Peter's Abbey
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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
39 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ilchester Arms Hotel, Grade II, 34 m away · 2 Grade II*, 37 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 ↗
SSSI 142 m away: Abbotsbury Blind Lane 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.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 42 m away: The dovecote, malthouse, outer gatehouse and walling, gateway, granary and tithe barn, St Peter's Abbey; Inside the Abbotsbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
DT3 4JR
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Chesil Bank Ward
Parish
Abbotsbury
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Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,244decided 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

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16 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
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Other 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
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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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