Wimborne Minster planning approval rate
Wimborne Minster ward in Dorset has a 93.5% approval rate based on 415 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
415
Decisions
388
Approved
27
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Wimborne Minster is broadly in line with the Dorset average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Wimborne Minster compares
Wimborne Minster ward
93.5%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Wimborne Minster
P/HOU/2026/03644
Erect rear and side extension. Change of materials to previously approved gable. · 2026-09-04
P/LBC/2026/03247
Replace 6 x windows : 4 x Front wooden sash windows with Slimline Wood Heritage · 2026-08-21
P/HOU/2026/03248
Demolish existing rear extension, garage & car port. Erect front, rear & side ex · 2026-08-20
P/HOU/2026/03261
Install two flat roof dormers and roof lights and install Juliette balcony to no · 2026-08-19
P/HOU/2026/03465
Demolish rear conservatory and erect new single storey side and rear extensions · 2026-08-14
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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%)