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Blandford planning approval rate

Blandford ward in Dorset has a 92.2% approval rate based on 166 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.

Last updated: April 2026

92.2%
ward approval rate
166
Decisions
153
Approved
13
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average

Blandford is broadly in line with the Dorset average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Blandford compares

Blandford ward (166 decided)
92.2%
Dorset overall (8,267 decided)
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Blandford

P/FUL/2025/07203
Replace two circular windows on front elevation · 19/02/2026
Approved
P/PALH/2026/00051
Erection of rear extension; to extend 4 metres beyond the rear wall of the origi · 17/02/2026
Approved
P/VOL/2026/00030
Alterations to subdivide existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, wi · 20/02/2026
Refused
P/VOC/2026/00028
Subdivision of existing commercial unit into 2no. commercial units, with new doo · 20/02/2026
Refused

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 8,267 decisions.

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