Sherborne Rural planning approval rate
Sherborne Rural ward in Dorset has a 94.4% approval rate based on 449 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
94.4%
ward approval rate
449
Decisions
424
Approved
25
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Sherborne Rural sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 2.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Sherborne Rural compares
Sherborne Rural ward
94.4%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Sherborne Rural
P/HOU/2026/03981
Install solar panels to a detached garage roof · 2026-09-11
P/LBC/2026/03982
Install solar panels to a detached garage roof · 2026-09-11
P/LBC/2026/01732
Remove an internal brick partition wall between the west range kitchen and dinin · 2026-08-27
P/HOU/2026/03310
Retain works carried out to convert existing garage to a self contained annexe · 2026-08-13
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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
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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%)