Stour and Allen Vale planning approval rate
Stour and Allen Vale ward in Dorset has a 80.6% approval rate based on 561 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
80.6%
ward approval rate
561
Decisions
452
Approved
109
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Stour and Allen Vale is 11.7 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
80.6%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Stour and Allen Vale
P/FUL/2026/04332
Change of Use from one Self Contained Holiday Let to one Self Contained Annexe a · 2026-09-14
P/HOU/2026/03755
Ground and first floor extensions · 2026-09-08
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