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Stour and Allen Vale planning approval rate

Stour and Allen Vale ward in Dorset has a 79.5% approval rate based on 190 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.4%.

Last updated: March 2026

79.5%
ward approval rate
190
Decisions
151
Approved
39
Refused
92.4%
Dorset average

Stour and Allen Vale is 12.9 percentage points below the Dorset average, placing it among the stricter wards in Dorset. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.

How Stour and Allen Vale compares

Stour and Allen Vale ward (190 decided)
79.5%
Dorset overall (8,267 decided)
92.4%
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Recent decisions in Stour and Allen Vale

P/FUL/2025/06017
Demolish garage and outbuilding and erect 2 No 2 bedroom bungalows with parking. · 11/03/2026
Approved
P/HOU/2026/00219
Erect a first floor extension · 10/03/2026
Approved
P/LBC/2025/07491
Internal alterations and modifications to existing residential property · 09/03/2026
Approved
P/FUL/2025/04266
Retained use of four replacement residential mobile homes · 04/03/2026
Refused
P/FUL/2025/02997
Sever land and erect a pair of semi-detached houses, with heat pumps, to the nor · 03/03/2026
Refused

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

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