Local planning authority
Dorset Council planning appeal evidence
Compare selected householder and planning-condition appeals across the latest five-year source window, then open a year or the underlying records.
National context: England’s planning policy and guidance
Planning policy field guide
What Dorset Council says to check
Read local policy and guidance against the national requirements checklist, with direct links to official documents.
Five-year overview
Appeal evidence across the source window
The source covers 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. Each row compares allowed and dismissed householder or planning-condition appeals recorded in that calendar year. Other outcomes are shown separately.
- Householder or condition appeals
- 180
- Allowed
- 58
- Dismissed
- 119
- 202118 appeals · 10 allowed · 8 dismissedView year
- 202240 appeals · 12 allowed · 26 dismissed · 2 otherView year
- 202345 appeals · 13 allowed · 31 dismissed · 1 otherView year
- 202431 appeals · 7 allowed · 24 dismissedView year
- 202537 appeals · 12 allowed · 25 dismissedView year
- 20269 appeals · 4 allowed · 5 dismissedView year
The period total counts each appeal once when it is recorded as a householder appeal, one of the three planning-condition appeal types, or both. It is narrower than the total linked Planning Inspectorate casework used as the denominator in the evidence below.
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Appeal research
Compare appeal reasoning by issue
These local views use Dorset Council’s published cross-year evidence snapshot. They are research results, not a complete list of refusal reasons or an estimate of appeal prospects.
89 decision familiesArea character and appearanceCompare the development facts, Inspector-stated issue and source-located reasoning in matched local appeal decisions.33 allowed · 56 dismissed · Open evidence
23 decision familiesGreen Belt inappropriatenessCompare the development facts, Inspector-stated issue and source-located reasoning in matched local appeal decisions.3 allowed · 20 dismissed · Open evidence
6 decision familiesHighway safetyCompare the development facts, Inspector-stated issue and source-located reasoning in matched local appeal decisions.1 allowed · 5 dismissed · Open evidence
51 decision familiesNeighbour living conditionsCompare the development facts, Inspector-stated issue and source-located reasoning in matched local appeal decisions.15 allowed · 37 dismissed · Open evidence
Planning Inspectorate casework
Householder and condition appeal evidence across five years
Across 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026, this England-only rolling snapshot links 812 selected, decided Planning Inspectorate casework records to Dorset Council. Of these, 180 unique records appear in the householder or precise planning-condition evidence below.
The linked-casework count is the denominator used below, not a count of planning applications. The source can include specialist casework as well as appeals.
2 records appears in both views; the two headline counts should not be added together.
Official Householder (HAS) casework
Householder appeals
These are records whose official casework type is exactly Householder (HAS). That type can include different decision contexts, so use the underlying record to check what was disputed in each case. These outcomes do not predict what will happen in another appeal.
151
householder appeal records
18.6% of the 812 linked records with a decision date in the five-year source window.
- Appeal allowed
- 45
- Appeal dismissed
- 105
- Other or unresolved
- 1
How to read householder decisions
Allowed means the Inspector allowed the appeal. Dismissed means the Inspector dismissed it. The label alone does not say whether the dispute was a refusal, an imposed condition or another matter; open the record for that context. The comparison rate uses these two clear outcomes only.
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Check the case facts and full outcome rather than relying on the rate alone.
- Appeal 6003867Appeal dismissed
Householder developments · decided 2 Jun 2026
- Appeal 6003481Appeal dismissed
Householder developments · decided 13 May 2026
- Appeal 6005661Appeal dismissed
Householder developments · decided 28 Apr 2026
- Appeal 6003416Appeal allowed
Householder developments · decided 22 Apr 2026
- Appeal 6002605Appeal dismissed
Householder developments · decided 4 Mar 2026
My case concerns a planning condition
Appeals involving planning conditions
Condition cases follow different routes. The figures below keep imposed conditions, variation or removal, and required details separate so unlike cases are not blended together.
31
precise condition appeal records
Condition imposed on a permission
The appeal concerns a condition attached when planning permission was granted.
- Records
- 7
- Allowed
- 4
- Dismissed
- 3
- Other
- 0
Local allowed rate: 57.1% (4 of 7 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 67.3% (402 of 597).
Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.
Browse these records →Variation or removal of a condition
The appeal concerns an application to vary or remove an existing condition.
- Records
- 23
- Allowed
- 9
- Dismissed
- 12
- Other
- 2
Local allowed rate: 42.9% (9 of 21 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 48.4% (955 of 1,974).
Browse these records →Details required by a condition
The appeal concerns approval of details required by an existing condition.
- Records
- 1
- Allowed
- 1
- Dismissed
- 0
- Other
- 0
Local allowed rate: 100% (1 of 1 clear outcomes). England, same five-year window: 42.4% (84 of 198).
Small local sample; no above-or-below direction is assigned.
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2 other condition-related records fall outside these three precise planning-appeal routes and are not included in the headline.
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Check the case facts and full outcome rather than relying on the rate alone.
- Appeal 6006122Appeal allowed
Minor Dwellings · decided 11 Jun 2026
- Appeal 6001579Appeal allowed
Other Major Developments · decided 9 Feb 2026
- Appeal 3365874Appeal dismissed
Mineral working · decided 5 Dec 2025
- Appeal 3365872Appeal dismissed
Mineral working · decided 5 Dec 2025
- Appeal 3369213Appeal allowed
Other minor developments · decided 20 Oct 2025
Background council statistics
Wider council planning workload
Official MHCLG figures for Dorset Council, based on rolling 12-month returns ending 31 March 2026. This is general planning application context, separate from householder and condition appeals.
General planning applications
These figures describe the council’s general planning application workload. They do not measure householder or condition appeal outcomes.
- Validated applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
- 2,827
- 11.1% lower than year ending 31 March 2025
- Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
- 771
- Point-in-time count
- Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
- 91.6%
- Share of planning decisions issued
- Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
- 92.1%
- Within statutory or agreed time
Validated applications received over time
The line connects 5 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.
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| Year ending | Validated applications received |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2022 | 4,137 |
| 31 March 2023 | 3,931 |
| 31 March 2024 | 3,529 |
| 31 March 2025 | 3,179 |
| 31 March 2026 | 2,827 |
More from the latest annual return
- Applications withdrawn
- 206
- Major decisions
- 99
- Minor decisions
- 766
- Other decisions
- 1,916
Compared with authorities of the same type, Dorset Council is in the upper quarter for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 63 authorities with complete returns was 1,004.
This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.
County matters
Minerals and waste workload
These figures are reported separately from ordinary district planning applications and are not added to the district total.
- County-matter applications receivedYear ending 31 March 2026
- 10
- 41.2% lower than year ending 31 March 2025
- Applications on handAt 1 January 2026
- 15
- Point-in-time count
- Planning decisions granting permissionYear ending 31 March 2026
- 100%
- Share of planning decisions issued
- Planning decisions made on timeYear ending 31 March 2026
- 100%
- Within statutory or agreed time
Validated applications received over time
The line connects 5 complete rolling 12-month totals. Each point is labelled by its year ending.
Scroll the chart sideways to see every year.
View the applications received data as a table
| Year ending | Validated applications received |
|---|---|
| 31 March 2022 | 18 |
| 31 March 2023 | 11 |
| 31 March 2024 | 15 |
| 31 March 2025 | 17 |
| 31 March 2026 | 10 |
More from the latest annual return
- Applications withdrawn
- 1
- Minerals decisions
- 5
- Waste decisions
- 8
Compared with authorities of the same type, Dorset Council is in the upper quarter for application volume in the year ending 31 March 2026. The median among 62 authorities with complete returns was 0.
This compares raw volume, not population, staffing, complexity or service quality.
Authority details
Official identity
- Authority type
- Unitary authority
- Region
- South West
- Official identifier
- E06000059
Planning Data area point: Dorset LPA (50.806307, −2.333431). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.