Stalbridge and Marnhull planning approval rate
Stalbridge and Marnhull ward in Dorset has a 95.4% approval rate based on 412 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
95.4%
ward approval rate
412
Decisions
393
Approved
19
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Stalbridge and Marnhull sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.1 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Stalbridge and Marnhull compares
Stalbridge and Marnhull ward
95.4%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Stalbridge and Marnhull
P/LBC/2026/03520
Carry out external alterations to install a fibre cable to the front of the hous · 2026-09-11
P/FUL/2026/03197
Retain change of use of outbuilding to 1no. dwelling · 2026-08-07
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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%)