Charminster St. Mary's planning approval rate
Charminster St. Mary's ward in Dorset has a 96.2% approval rate based on 416 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.2%
ward approval rate
416
Decisions
400
Approved
16
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Charminster St. Mary's sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Charminster St. Mary's compares
Charminster St. Mary's ward
96.2%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Charminster St. Mary's
P/VOC/2026/03713
Demolish existing dwelling and erect a new four bedroom dwelling with off-road p · 2026-09-01
P/PAAC/2026/03599
Change of use and conversion of agricultural building into 4 No. dwellings (Clas · 2026-08-24
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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%)