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Chesil Bank planning approval rate

Chesil Bank ward in Dorset has a 94.4% approval rate based on 233 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.

Last updated: March 2026

94.4%
ward approval rate
233
Decisions
220
Approved
13
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average

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

How Chesil Bank compares

Chesil Bank ward (233 decided)
94.4%
Dorset overall (8,267 decided)
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Chesil Bank

P/FUL/2025/07624
Installation of parking equipment including 1 no. solar payment contactless term · 12/03/2026
Approved
P/VOC/2026/00546
Demolish and erect replacement porch; remove asbestos sheets on garage and repla · 09/03/2026
Approved

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

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