Puddletown and Lower Winterborne planning approval rate
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward in Dorset has a 95.3% approval rate based on 150 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.
Last updated: April 2026
95.3%
ward approval rate
150
Decisions
143
Approved
7
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 2.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Puddletown and Lower Winterborne compares
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward
95.3%
Dorset overall
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
P/LBC/2025/07587
External alterations to include replacement windows, roof lantern lights and new · 27/02/2026
P/HOU/2025/07586
External alterations to include replacement windows, roof lantern lights and new · 27/02/2026
P/VOC/2025/07206
Erect replacement extension, (demolish existing lean-to), with internal & extern · 25/02/2026
P/VOL/2025/07157
Erect replacement extension, (demolish existing lean-to), with internal & extern · 25/02/2026
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Dorset
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 8,267 decisions.