House extensions in Dorset
Dorset received 1,752 householder applications in the last 12 months - about 34 a week. Rear extensions and garage works are the most common. Of the 1,313 decided so far, 1,219 were approved. If you're planning your own, the applications below show what people nearby applied for and how the council decided.
5 Manor Close Bradford Abbas DT9 6RN
Form block paved/tarmac driveway to front of dwelling.
22 Hemlets Close Bridport DT6 3FB
Replace the existing conservatory at the rear of the property with a single story extension.
7 Overcombe Drive Weymouth DT3 6QE
Erect balcony to replace existing patio area
Holmwood Holt Lane Holt BH21 7DQ
Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear extension. Erect new porch to front. Extend over existing garage to form 2 storey side extension
10 Queens Road Ferndown BH22 9RT
Erect a timber clad garden room/annex
14 Heathfields Way Shaftesbury SP7 9JZ
Erection of single storey side extension & porch. Replacement of existing pitched roof with new higher pitched roof to enable loft extension
8 East Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NX
Alter an internal wall on the first floor to create an additional bedroom.
Shire House Sidmouth Road Lyme Regis DT7 3ES
Proposed single story extension and alterations to existing care home, including improvements to external Fire escapes
78 Carroll Avenue Ferndown BH22 8BP
Erection of a two-storey side extension and alterations to roof. Widening of the existing driveway access and installation of new entrance gates.
4 Sussex Road Weymouth DT4 0PL
Single storey flat roof extension
Flat 1 9 Victoria Road Swanage BH19 1LY
Erect single storey side extension.
Ivy Cottage Farm Horton Road Woodlands Wimborne BH21 8NE
Erect single storey garage building and revised parking layout (to include removal of existing parking spaces)
24 Lym Close Lyme Regis DT7 3DE
Demolition of existing 2 storey extension, erection of new single storey extension and loft conversion
Flat 2 13 Clarence House Road Through West Bay West Bay DT6 4EN
External repointing and stone replacement. Works to improve window heads serving Bedroom 1 and living room. Replacement external doors. Internal works...
41 Moor Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HT
Construct new entrance, driveway, dropped curb and hard standing area
3 Wakeling Island Silverlake Warmwell Road Crossways DT2 8GA
Construction of outdoor kitchen and outdoor store adjacent to existing decking. Resurface gravel drive with permeable resin bound gravel. Install air ...
Unit 4 & 6 Holton Road Holton Heath Trading Park Holton Heath BH16 6LT
Over cladding works to the asbestos roof and façade. Raise roof ridge height
588 Blandford Road Upton Poole BH16 5EQ
Alterations to existing driveway and access
Ashford Crossing Cottage Buckhorn Weston Gillingham SP8 5HW
Erect single storey extension to north elevation
Galaxy House Bleke Street Shaftesbury SP7 8AH
Erect a stand-alone carport with solar panels on the roof.
Oakdene Woodland Walk Ferndown BH22 9LP
Erect single storey rear extension, extension at first floor level over garage and new raised platform.
West Hall House Longburton DT9 5PF
Internal & external alterations, including minor interior alterations to a window & installation of a flue on the southwest elevation, with minor alte...
West Hall House Longburton DT9 5PF
Internal & external alterations, including minor interior alterations to a window & installation of a flue on the southwest elevation, with minor alte...
Wabey House 156 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE
Extend coach house to include Annexe to the main house and a holiday let unit
Eaton Mission Systems Division Brook Road Wimborne Minster BH21 2BJ
Existing perimeter fence, vehicle access gates and pedestrian access gates to be replaced with new security perimeter fence, vehicle access gates and ...
13 East Street Bridport DT6 3JX
Internal and external alterations to include; removal of existing pitched roof slates; internal repairs to roof timber structure; replace defective ti...
Tinkers Hatch Puddletown Road Wareham BH20 6AE
Demolition of existing rear conservatory; partial demolition and conversion of garage to habitable space (home office) including a slightly raised ins...
1 Milldown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DB
Erect a single storey side extension. Remove first floor rear windows and replace with larger window, and replace side window glazing with obscure gla...
85 West Allington Bridport DT6 5BN
Erect single storey side front and rear extension
French Grass House Kingston Road Worth Matravers BH19 3JP
Erect car port
Admirals Cottage Access Road To Laverstock Farm Laverstock DT6 5PE
Use of Admirals Cottage and Admirals Flat as a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3), to be known as Admirals House, with internal alterations as shown ...
58 The Esplanade Weymouth DT4 8DF
Installation of additional entrance door to side elevation
6 Pound Close Charminster DT2 9QU
Erection of first floor side extension & new main entrance porch (with variation of conditions 2 & 3 of planning permission P/HOU/2026/00682 - to amen...
Golly Knapp Farm Rectory Lane Puncknowle DT2 9BT
Erect single storey rear extension, covered rear canopy porch and first floor balcony
Hawthorns Butt Lane Bere Regis BH20 7HZ
Convert garage to ancillary accommodation
32 Castle Hill Close Shaftesbury SP7 8LQ
Erect single storey building in rear garden to create a standalone annexe
Brooklyns Cottages 2 Village Street Stoke Abbott Beaminster DT8 3JR
Erect 1 metre high timber picket fence located entirely within the property boundary fronting the highway
Harewood Woodrow Fifehead Neville Sturminster Newton DT10 2AQ
Erect 1 no. dwelling with associated parking and access (amendments to planning permission P/VOC/2022/01422) and erect an ancillary outbuilding
39 St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HF
Internal alterations including removal of kitchen partition & existing WC, replacement of kitchen floor & installation of underfloor heating, replacem...
1 The Lawns Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Replacement of single storey extensions, external alterations and re-site associated retaining wall
6 Haycock Way Sturminster Marshall BH21 4DL
Erect rear facing dormer window, front facing rooflights and conversion of existing loft space
20 St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1DD
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension. Installation a roof dormer window. Replacement of the existing roof covering with a new roof cove...
Westways House Horsecastles Lane Sherborne DT9 6BH
Erect a two storey extension and a porch. Changes to single storey rear extension to include lean to roof.
40 Lydgate Street Poundbury DT1 3SJ
Erect a porch and door surround to existing front doors.
54 Hogshill Street Beaminster DT8 3AA
Erect rear conservatory and small workshop and decking to the rear garden of the dwellinghouse
1 The Lawns Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Replacement of single storey extensions, internal & external alterations and re-site associated retaining wall
18 Glebe Close Weymouth DT4 9RL
Demolish existing ground floor extension and erect extension with balcony over
77 New Road West Parley BH22 8EA
Front infill porch extension
1 Pennington Close West Moors BH22 0JU
Single Storey Side Extension
9 Cliveden Close Ferndown BH22 9UL
Erect car port
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