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Sherborne West planning approval rate

Sherborne West ward in Dorset has a 94.0% approval rate based on 83 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.

Last updated: April 2026

94.0%
ward approval rate
83
Decisions
78
Approved
5
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average

Sherborne West is broadly in line with the Dorset average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.

How Sherborne West compares

Sherborne West ward (83 decided)
94.0%
Dorset overall (8,267 decided)
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Sherborne West

P/PASO/2026/00234
Installation of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roof · 04/03/2026
Approved
P/PALH/2026/00349
Erect rear extension: to extend 5.50 meters beyond the rear wall of the original · 17/02/2026
Approved
P/VOL/2026/00196
Erect first floor extension, insertion of rooflight (demolish existing conservat · 05/03/2026
Refused
P/VOC/2026/00193
Erect first floor extension, (demolish existing conservatory). Alterations to ou · 05/03/2026
Refused

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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 8,267 decisions.

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