Puddletown and Lower Winterborne planning approval rate
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward in Dorset has a 96.1% approval rate based on 458 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.1%
ward approval rate
458
Decisions
440
Approved
18
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.8 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Puddletown and Lower Winterborne compares
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne ward
96.1%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Puddletown and Lower Winterborne
P/LBC/2026/03349
Replacement of box sliding sash window to top gable end (south elevation) and re · 2026-09-11
P/FUL/2024/06514
Erect 1 No. agricultural worker's dwelling and garage · 2026-09-02
P/LBC/2026/03232
Replace 7 no. ground floor windows with hard wood like for like. To include slim · 2026-08-21
P/LBC/2026/03371
Carry out internal and external alterations including repair and replacement (wh · 2026-08-14
P/LBC/2026/03236
Convert loft into living accommodation with new internal staircase and internal · 2026-08-12
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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%)