OWNERS of a thatched house in a village near Dorchester are asking permission to change the roof to fibre-cement slates.

Other alterations are also planned to the building, known as Tilly Whim, at Giles Cross, Bradford Peverell.

A planning agent for the owners says the field thatch is in poor condition.

Other alterations include replacing the existing garage and conservatory with new single-storey flat roof extensions to provide a new garage with flat roof external terrace above, and a breakfast room.

Extensive changes are also proposed to a farm at West Stafford in the latest planning list for the area.

The details of these planning applications, and others in the Dorchester rural area, can be found on the Dorset Council website using the references provided.

P/HOU/2025/01525 : Tilly Whim, Giles Cross, Poundbury Road Bradford Peverell DT2 9SJ. Replace thatch with fibre-cement slate roof. Replace existing garage & conservatory with single-storey flat roof extensions to provide a new Garage with flat roof external terrace above and a Breakfast room with associated internal and external alterations.

P/HOU/2025/01683 : 4 Sydling Road Cerne Abbas DT2 7JT. Erect single storey extensions to front and side elevations. Form first floor accommodation with external staircase, rooflights, balcony and dormer windows to front and rear elevations.

P/CLE/2025/01116 : The Old School Dorchester Road Frampton Dorchester DT2 9NF. Certificate of lawfulness to continue use of the annex 'The Brick House' as a dwelling.

P/HOU/2025/01584 : Holly Cottage 75 Dorchester Road East Knighton DT2 8LF. Remove the existing pitched lean-to roof over the current rear extension, enlarge the current rear extension and install a new flat roof over both structures

P/HOU/2025/01588 : Stafford Farm Stafford Farm To Sixpenny Gate West Stafford DT2 8NZ. Installation of air source heat pump, LPG tank and EV charger; demolition of barn to create a walled garden; removal and replacement of render from the south east and south west elevations; construction of glazed wall to covered walkway; removal of asbestos from walkway and replacement with a lead roof; conversion of workshop to plant room

P/LBC/2025/01589 : Stafford Farm Stafford Farm To Sixpenny Gate West Stafford DT2 8NZ. Internal alterations to two storey house