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P/CLP/2026/04968 - Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed Under Officer Consideration

Proposal

Proposed outbuilding to rear garden within permitted development rights. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

9 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Nov 2026, from Dorset's recent extensions.

Documents 6

Site constraints 11

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.

Heritage coast: Purbeck

A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.

Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.

Scheduled monument 36 m away: Group of medieval strip lynchets at East and West Man

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 ↗

Special area of conservation 212 m away: St Albans Head to Durlston Head

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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

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

Also on the record

SSSI 212 m away: South Dorset Coast SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Worth Matravers built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 £950,000 in September 2025. Other property, freehold.

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

8 September 2025£950,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

20 April 2018£570,000Semi-detached house

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

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)

Energy ratingC (70 out of 100), could reach B

PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms

Built1930 to 1949

HeatingAir source heat pump, radiators, electric

WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2021, 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: Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
Postcode: BH19 3LG
Received: 9 Sept 2026
Validated: 9 Sept 2026
Ward: South East Purbeck Ward
Parish: Worth Matravers
Case officer: Show
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides extensions by day 54.

prediction

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target

72%decided within 8 weeks

93%approved

1,258decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Lisnadill, Worth Matravers, BH19 3LF

Forming habitable space above garage to include new dormer window with juliette balcony…

6/2018/0651 5 Mar 2019

2018 Approved

6 Abbascombe Cottages, Worth Matravers, Swanage, BH19 3LG

Erect a single storey side extension and other alterations.

6/2018/0579 30 Nov 2018

2016 Approved

Land adjacent Abbascombe Cottages, Worth Matravers, BH19 3LG

Erect 9 affordable dwellings with associated parking and car ports; form new vehicular ac…

6/2016/0013 29 Apr 2016

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

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.