Beaminster planning approval rate
Beaminster ward in Dorset has a 95.7% approval rate based on 305 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.7%
ward approval rate
305
Decisions
292
Approved
13
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Beaminster sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.4 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Beaminster compares
Beaminster ward
95.7%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Beaminster
P/LBC/2026/03720
Replace UPVC bay window to west elevation with purpose made timber window · 2026-09-01
P/HOU/2026/03719
Replace UPVC bay window to west elevation with purpose made timber window · 2026-09-01
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✓ PDF report to share with your architect
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.7%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.8%)
West Purbeck (95.3%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.3%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.5%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)