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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
90.7% of applications approved
Ranks #113 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
28.3% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #107 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 658 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£340,000 median sale price
-2.9% year on year · 5,262 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
44.6% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #194 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 144,896 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/TRT/2026/03633 | 3 Maple Tree Close Blandford Forum | T1 - Oak - Reduce the lateral growth extending towards the property and over the garden by 1-1.5m, selectively pruning… | Treeworks | — |
| P/TRT/2026/03631 | Land Rear Of Winthrop House Partway Lane Hazelbury Bryan | T1 - Oak - Reduce 1x limb by 4m and remove 2x damaged/decayed limbs as indicated by annotated photographs. | Treeworks | — |
| P/HOU/2026/03564 | 11 All Saints Road Dorchester | Replacement of existing uPVC windows with new UPVC windows to match the existing. Replacement of bay window in UPVC.… | Householder | — |
| P/LBC/2026/03494 | 35 St James Street Shaftesbury | Replacement of the existing gas boiler and flue to the required new standards. | Listedbuilding | — |
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About this data
We index every application published on Dorset’s planning portal (dorset_aspx) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.ukNewest application received 3 Jul 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by Dorset, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 271 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes Dorset's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 3 Jul 2026.
90.7% of Dorset's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
28.3% of appeals against Dorset decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 658 decided appeals.
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| P/LBC/2026/03418 | Olde Qoins Cottage 34 Slough Lane Upton | Removal of existing conservatory and lean-to extension; erection of single storey extension to form GF bathroom,… | Listedbuilding | — |
| P/HOU/2026/03417 | Olde Qoins Cottage 34 Slough Lane Upton | Removal of existing conservatory and lean-to extension; erection of single storey extension to form GF bathroom,… | Householder | — |
| P/FUL/2026/03511 | Knaveswell Farm Knitson To Ailwood Ailwood Corfe Castle | Retain shepherds hut as a holiday let | Fullplanning | — |
| P/HOU/2026/03500 | Senlac Frog Lane Motcombe | Erect carport. | Householder | — |
| P/TRT/2026/03155 | Council owned land to the rear of 165 Albion Way, Verwood | T1 Oak - Reduce branches growing towards the dwelling by up to 1.5 metres concentrating on secondary and tertiary… | Treeworks | — |
| P/TRT/2026/03154 | Council owned land to the rear of 147 Albion Way, Verwood | T1 Silver Birch - Cut back 1x limb to a suitable growth point, approximately 1.5 metres that is growing over summer… | Treeworks | — |
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