Shaftesbury Town planning approval rate
Shaftesbury Town ward in Dorset has a 96.1% approval rate based on 486 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.8%.
Last updated: August 2026
96.1%
ward approval rate
486
Decisions
467
Approved
19
Refused
92.8%
Dorset average
Shaftesbury Town sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.3 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Shaftesbury Town compares
Shaftesbury Town ward
96.1%
Dorset overall
92.8%
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Recent decisions in Shaftesbury Town
P/FUL/2026/03276
Erect 1no. dwelling. Demolish agricultural buildings. · 2026-08-12
P/FUL/2026/02641
Change of use of lower ground floor from former restaurant to 1no. flat & additi · 2026-08-06
P/LBC/2026/02640
Alterations to change of use of lower ground floor from former restaurant to 1no · 2026-08-06
P/HOU/2026/03105
Extend driveway and form hardstanding for parking, including repositioning of ex · 2026-07-27
P/VOL/2026/03196
Refurbishment of existing dwelling including internal and external alterations, · 2026-07-23
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.9%)
Gillingham (93.4%)
Beacon (95.0%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
West Purbeck (95.2%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.6%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.5%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Ferndown North (92.6%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.7%)