Crouch Hill Farm, The Mews Holwell Drove Holwell DT9 5LF Data via plota.co.uk

P/VOC/2026/04387 - Variation of Condition Approved

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of garage to dwelling with variation of condition 2 of planning permission to amend approved plans Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

13 Aug 2026

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Approved

21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Associated applications 2

Part of

Full6 Aug 2025council archive

Conditions variation sought for 2
- VariationChange of use and conversion of garage to dwelling with variation of condition 2 to amend…This application13 Aug 2026P/VOC/2026/04387

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m

Nearest: Church Hill Farmhouse, Grade II, 6 m away

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.

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

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

Also on the record

Inside the Holwell (Dorset) 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area262 m² (2,820 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)

PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil

WallsGranite or whin, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2009, 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: Variation of Condition
Postcode: DT9 5LF
Received: 13 Aug 2026
Validated: 13 Aug 2026
Ward: Sherborne Rural Ward
Parish: Holwell
Case officer: Show
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 21 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 17 days faster than Dorset's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

This one39d

Council56d

UK56d

51%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

248decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 18 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Crouch Hill Farm Holwell Drove Holwell Sherborne DT9 5LF

Change of use and conversion of garage to dwelling

P/FUL/2025/03551 6 Aug 2025

2025 Withdrawn

Crouch Hill Farm Holwell Drove Holwell DT9 5LF

Re-thatch roof with water reed.

P/LBC/2025/02953 24 Jun 2025

2024 Approved

Land South Of The Rectory Crouch Lane Holwell DT9 5LF

Erect 1 No. dwelling and office/store with new vehicular access & parking area

P/FUL/2024/04597 9 Jan 2025

2022 Approved

Crouch Hill Farm Holwell Drove Holwell Sherborne DT9 5LF

Change of use of agricultural building to 1no. dwelling & residential garden, retain 2no…

P/FUL/2022/05810 15 Mar 2023

2022 Approved

Crouch Hill Farm Holwell Drove Holwell Dorset DT9 5LF

Change of use and conversion of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling (Class C3).

P/PAAC/2022/02611 14 Jun 2022

2021 Approved

Land South Of The Rectory Crouch Lane Holwell

Erection of one dwelling & modify existing vehicular access (outline application with all…

P/OUT/2021/05392 31 Mar 2022

2019 Approved

CROUCH HILL FARM, HOLWELL DROVE, HOLWELL, SHERBORNE, DT9 5LF

Notification of new electricity supply (Section 37 consent)

WD/D/19/002760 21 Nov 2019

Dorset

Planning Authority Score

7.5/10

Good

#44 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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.