Beacon planning approval rate
Beacon ward in Dorset has a 95.5% approval rate based on 311 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.
Last updated: March 2026
95.5%
ward approval rate
311
Decisions
297
Approved
14
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average
Beacon sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Beacon compares
Beacon ward
95.5%
Dorset overall
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Beacon
P/HOU/2026/00304
Erect single storey rear extension and enlargement rear dormer window with Julie · 11/03/2026
P/LBC/2025/07616
Erect single storey rear extension, relocate front door and erect porch over, de · 10/03/2026
P/HOU/2025/07615
Erect single storey rear extension, relocate front door and erect porch over (De · 10/03/2026
P/FUL/2025/04458
Erect 1 no. dwelling, change of use of land from agricultural to residential and · 09/03/2026
P/FUL/2025/07433
Conversion of barn to 4 no. dwellings and associated works · 06/03/2026
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dorset
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 8,267 decisions.