Dorset planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Dorset Council, updated daily. Dorset Council received 1,524 planning applications in the last 90 days, 19 of them major schemes. 78% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Mountfield Rax Lane Bridport DT6 3JP
One-dwelling office-to-home conversion, Bridport, full application. Converts Mountfield's second-floor offices into a single C3 dwelling on Rax Lane. Fit-out, kitchen and bathroom plumbing, insulation and drainage packages suit local trade contractors.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Flat National Trust Shop The Square Corfe Castle BH20 5EZ
Listed shop roof and window repair, Corfe Castle, consent stage. Re-roofs rear slopes, repairs timbers, replaces three windows and repoints stonework at a National Trust unit. Heritage roofers, timber repairers and lime pointers are the trades to target.
Roof repairStructural repairGlazing
Portland United Football Club Camp and Satherley Stadium Grove Road Portland DT5 1DP
New spectator stand at Portland football ground, Dorset, at full application stage. Erects a new stand at the Grove Road ground, adding covered terracing and seating to the stadium. Steel frame, groundworks for footings and roofing packages are open to local fabricators and roofing subcontractors.
GroundworksSteelRoofing
The Elms 7 East Street Chickerell Weymouth DT3 4DR
Listed building consent for four rooflights and window reinstatement, Chickerell. Adds four conservation rooflights and reopens a former window in a listed Chickerell house. Heritage joiners, conservation rooflight suppliers and lime-mortar masonry crews are the trades to target.
RoofingGlazingBrickwork
15 East Street Wareham BH20 4NN
Single-storey rear extension, Wareham householder scheme. Adds ground-floor rear living space to an existing house at full householder application stage. Groundworks for footings, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local trade subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
19 Beech Road Weymouth DT3 5NP
Single-storey rear extension to a Weymouth house at full householder stage. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing dwelling, with the market sitting slightly above the national average. Brickwork, roofing, glazing and steel over the new opening are the packages for local trade subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
12 Minster View Wimborne Minster BH21 1BA
Householder extension and roof remodel, Wimborne Minster, full application. Links the house to its garage with a single-storey extension and raises the ridge with new gables and side dormers at full application stage. Roofing, dormer joinery, glazing and brickwork for the link are the packages for…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
16 Edward Court The Esplanade Weymouth DT4 8DT
Listed building CCTV installation, Weymouth, at consent stage. Three compact external cameras and associated cabling are added to a listed Esplanade property under listed building consent. Small electrical contractors with heritage-sensitive experience are the only trade opportunity, as the work…
M&E
16 Edward Court The Esplanade Weymouth DT4 8DT
CCTV installation at a Weymouth flat, Dorset, at full application stage. Adds three compact cameras and cabling to an existing building. Electrical installers and cable contractors are the trades involved, though the scope is small.
M&E
Land North Of Broadwindsor Road Beaminster
Affordable housing obligation variation, Beaminster. Modifies the 2024 legal agreement to deliver additional affordable homes on land north of Broadwindsor Road, at modification stage. Registered providers and housebuilders will see extra affordable units planned, so groundworks and frame packages…
Apartments 1 4B Rowlands Court Rowlands Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1AN
Ground-floor air conditioning unit on a Wimborne Minster flat block, full application. Adds one external unit to the side elevation of Rowlands Court, with the wall mounting and routed pipework as the works. M&E installers and mounting-bracket suppliers are the realistic trades here, with small…
M&E
Brownshall Farm High Street Stourton Caundle DT10 2JN
Listed barn alterations with solar and rooflights, Stourton Caundle, Dorset. Internal and external works to a listed farm barn: rooflights, re-fenestration and solar panels. Heritage joinery, conservation glazing and roofing specialists are the packages to target.
RenewablesRoofingGlazing
The Bakery, The Square, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EZ
Listed Corfe Castle bakery roof and stonework repair. Replaces rear roof finishes, repairs timbers, renews two windows and a door, and repoints stonework under listed building consent. Heritage roofers, carpenters and lime pointing contractors are the packages to target.
Roof repairStructural repairFaçade repair
60 Dorchester Road Stratton DT2 9RZ
Timber garden studio at a Stratton householder property, Dorset. Erects a free-standing outbuilding in the rear garden at full householder stage. Groundworks for a base, timber framing and roofing are the packages for local joiners and groundworkers.
GroundworksJoineryRoofing
100 Furzebrook Road Stoborough BH20 5AU
Revised detached garage design, Stoborough, under condition variation. It amends approved garage P/HOU/2024/02159 to a pitched roof, four bays and larch cladding. Timber cladding, roof carpentry and two part-glazed doors shift the package toward larch and joinery suppliers.
Planning appeals in Dorset Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Dorset Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Dorset Council, raw rate
27.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29%
national rates applied to this caseload
1.3 percentage points below expected. Dorset Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,651 appeals counted, 1,544 judged either way (427 allowed, 1,117 dismissed), 107 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 27.9% | 28.8% | 1,004 | 984 | 275 |
| Householder (HAS) | 32% | 35.6% | 276 | 269 | 86 |
| Enforcement Notice | 8.6% | 13.5% | 104 | 70 | 6 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 24.1% | 20.6% | 92 | 87 | 21 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 21.6% | 25% | 85 | 74 | 16 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 34.1% | 36.9% | 45 | 41 | 14 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 57.1% | 33.3% | 7 | 7 | 4 |
11 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Dorset Council
Dorset Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Dorset Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent63 homes
- Affordable rent5 homes
- Shared ownership21 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Dorset Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder78% (36 decided)
- agricultural90% (10 decided)
- residential70% (10 decided)
- other100% (8 decided)
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