Chesil Bank planning approval rate
Chesil Bank ward in Dorset has a 94.3% approval rate based on 333 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.3%
ward approval rate
333
Decisions
314
Approved
19
Refused
92.3%
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
94.3%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Chesil Bank
P/TRC/2026/04308
T1 Cotoneaster - Remove stem growing into wall, reduce remaining tree overall by · 2026-09-04
P/FUL/2026/03574
Erection of a barn to serve smallholding · 2026-08-19
P/LBC/2026/03216
Internal alterations to First Floor layouts to provide additional bathrooms · 2026-08-18
P/HOU/2026/03852
Rear first floor extension · 2026-08-11
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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%)