Beaminster planning approval rate
Beaminster ward in Dorset has a 98.1% approval rate based on 103 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.
Last updated: May 2026
98.1%
ward approval rate
103
Decisions
101
Approved
2
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average
Beaminster is 5.7 percentage points above the Dorset average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Beaminster compares
Beaminster ward
98.1%
Dorset overall
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Beaminster
P/HOU/2026/00421
Erect front porch extension · 09/03/2026
P/LBC/2025/07611
Reinstatement of chimney and undertake repair works to the roof · 04/03/2026
P/HOU/2025/07610
Reinstatement of chimney and roof repair works · 04/03/2026
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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