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36daysmedian to decide16 days faster than UK
84%decided within 8 weeks14 pts above UK
92%approved2 pts above UK
7of 366UK rank for speedup 1 places on last year
3,703 decisions in the 12 months to September 2026 · fewer than 1% went to committee. Days run from validation to decision, the clock councils report against; Plota live figures.
Frequently asked questions
How long does Dorset Council take to decide a planning application?
Across the 3,703 applications Dorset Council decided in the last 12 months, the median time from validation to decision was 36 days, and 84% were decided within 8 weeks. The UK median over the same period is 52 days.
What proportion of planning applications does Dorset Council approve?
92% of the applications Dorset Council decided in the last 12 months were approved. Withdrawn applications are not counted as decisions.
Where does this planning application data come from?
Every application on this page comes from Dorset Council's public planning register (planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk). Plota collects it, adds a map location and a category, and links each record back to the council's own entry, which is the authoritative version.
How often is this page updated?
Plota checks Dorset Council's register every day and adds new applications, status changes and decisions as the council publishes them. The register was last checked on 7 Oct 2026.
Where can I see the plans and documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports are held on Dorset Council's own website. Where the council publishes a document list, it appears on the application's page here with each item linking to the council's copy; otherwise the "View original council record" link on every application opens the council's entry.
About this data
Plota holds 4,739 current planning applications from Dorset Council, received since 29 Dec 2025, 1,532 of them in the last 90 days. Behind them, the Plota archive holds 73,485 earlier applications from Dorset Council, 2016 to 2025, searchable by location and keyword. Current records are collected from the council's public register at planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 7 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.
Latest application from Dorset: 7 Oct 2026. We check the council's portal daily.