Caroline Cottage Prospect Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6ED Data via plota.co.uk

P/LBC/2026/03929 - Listed Building Consent Out To Consultation

Proposal

Install 14x solar panels to southern aspect of slate roof and install 2x stacked batteries. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent listed building works. Comments are open until 26 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Caroline Cottage
List entry 1120550 · 6 m from the pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Lytchett Matravers built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BH16 6ED
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
Parish
Lytchett Matravers
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides listed building works by day 55.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
261decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Sept 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
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