Dorset Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Dorset Council decided more than 6,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 7% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 40 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Dorset Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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15 October 2026 · Approved
Land at Flowers Drove, Lytchett Matravers, Dorset · P/FUL/2025/03733
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12 October 2026 · Approved
Land at Hurst Farm and Station Road, Moreton, Dorchester DT2 8RA · P/FUL/2023/03982
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11 September 2026 · Refused
Land At E 386450 N 116625, Old Crown Road, Fontmell Magna · P/OUT/2026/01593
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2 September 2026 · Refused
Land adjacent to, Slepe Park, Dorchester Road, Lytchett Minster, BH16 6HT · P/FUL/2025/03164
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Phases 15-19, Walker's, Hancock Green, Bowen Glade, Berry's Walk, and Hogg's Heath, Silverlake, Crossways, DT2 8WD · P/RES/2024/06424
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27 August 2026 · Approved
Phases 10-14, Warren's Copse, Bayles Reach, Holmes, Corner, Anderson's, and Frost Bank, Silverlake, Crossways, DT2 8WD · P/RES/2024/06425
Figures for Dorset Council
| Applications decided | more than 6,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 7%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 40 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 410 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2020 |
| Local Plan policies held | Not held yet |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Dorset Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings with regard to noise and disturbance; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance…”
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“In light of the Preliminary and Agreed Matters above, the main issues are: • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development, with particular regard to the local development strategy and access to services and facilities…”
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“The main issues are: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants regarding outlook; and the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.