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Down House Farm, Down House Lane, Higher Eype, Bridport, DT6 6AH

1/D/12/001545Change Of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 24 April 2013

Planning committee

Proposal

Retain use of land for the seasonal purpose of camping and camper vans.

Submitted
7 November 2012
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Chideock and Symondsbury Ward
  1. Received7 Nov
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.12 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 168 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at DOWN HOUSE FARM, DOWN HOUSE LANE, HIGHER EYPE, BRIDPORT, DT6 6AH. Dorset has handled 1,397 applications of this type. This one was decided in 168 days, 18 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT6 postcode area.

76% of amendment applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DT6 6AH
Application type
Change Of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Symondsbury
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2012
Consultation expiry
12 March 2013
Consultation end
12 March 2013
Committee meeting
18 April 2013

Appeal

Appeal type
Local Inquiry
Appeal date
28 May 2013
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed
Appeal decision date
4 December 2013

Additional information

Documents
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Bridport to LymeRegis 1+1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • Heritage coast: West Dorset
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2019
    18 Sep

    Notification of the installation of fixed-line broadband apparatus 1 X 8 m Pole

    ApprovedHistoric ApplicationsWD/D/19/002365
  2. 2012
    14 May

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of land for stationing of motor homes and tents for tourism…

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use Existing1/D/12/000761
  3. 2011
    17 Oct

    Continue use of front garden area & part of ground floor Farmhouse for a mixed use of residential & for the…

    ApprovedChange Of Use1/D/11/001591
  4. 2011
    15 Jul

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing operation of camping on the farm fields

    RefusedCertificate of Lawful Use Existing1/D/11/001164
  5. 2011
    17 Mar

    Continued use of existing front garden area & part of ground floor of farmhouse for a mixed use of…

    ApprovedChange Of Use1/D/11/000367
  6. 2010
    11 Oct

    Continued use of existing front garden area & part of ground floor of farmhouse for a mixed use of…

    WithdrawnChange Of Use1/D/10/001514

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