Cranborne and Alderholt planning approval rate
Cranborne and Alderholt ward in Dorset has a 91.4% approval rate based on 304 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
91.4%
ward approval rate
304
Decisions
278
Approved
26
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Cranborne and Alderholt is broadly in line with the Dorset average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Cranborne and Alderholt compares
Cranborne and Alderholt ward
91.4%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Cranborne and Alderholt
P/FUL/2026/02889
Conversion of existing holiday accommodation to form residential unit. Replace · 2026-08-14
P/HOU/2026/01892
Demolish existing garage, entrance hall and cloakroom element of the existing bu · 2026-08-12
P/TRC/2026/03893
Lawson Cypress x2 (black) (roadside) · 2026-08-10
P/HOU/2026/03603
Demolish conservatory and build new rear extension, remove chimney and fenestrat · 2026-08-07
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Other wards in Dorset
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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%)