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Jonathan Ross seeks approval for machinery barn on Dorset farm
Jonathan Ross has applied to Dorset Council for permission to build a barn on his farm near Swanage, in Dorset.
The proposed building would be 16 metres long and six metres wide.
His planning team says it would store a tractor and other land-maintenance equipment, with a small workshop.
Ross says it would not be used for parties or as a separate recreational facility.
The farm is a non-working farm, and the proposed barn would sit on land associated with it.
The application says the building would be clad in cedar, have a brick base and a tiled roof, and would not be highly visible from public viewpoints.
The sources do not say when the council will decide on the application.
Jonathan Ross has applied to Dorset Council for permission to build a machinery barn on his farm in Swanage.
The proposed building would measure 16 metres by six metres and include a small maintenance workshop.
Ross says it would store machinery and equipment used to maintain the farm and its six-acre garden, not serve as a recreational facility.
The planning statement says the barn would have cedar cladding, a brick plinth and a tiled roof.
- Who
- Jonathan Ross has applied to build the barn.
- What
- He seeks permission for an agricultural storage building measuring 16 metres by six metres.
- When
- The application was reported on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- On Ross’s farm in Swanage, Dorset.
- Why
- The application says the barn would store a tractor and other machinery and equipment, and provide a small maintenance workshop.
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The agricultural barn would remain ancillary and incidental to the Cauldron Barn Farm complex.
It would not create an independent recreational facility nor introduce a separate commercial use into the countryside.
A plan to redevelop Harrow House International College was initially reported as proposing 93 homes.
The housing proposal had been reduced to 73 homes, according to the article.
Ross’s application for the machinery barn was reported.
- Proposed barn
- 16 metres long by six metres wide
- Location
- Swanage, Dorset
- Garden
- Six acres
- Farm
- Non-working farm
- Planning authority
- Dorset Council









