Bindon Bottom, Main Road, West Lulworth, BH20 5RL

6/2019/0339Full Planning ApplicationPermitted

Full

Proposal

Change of use of the existing Bed & Breakfast (C1 use class) to a residential dwellinghouse (C3 use class)

Received: 27 June 2019
Decided: 20 August 2019 · Granted
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dorset Council
Ward: West Purbeck Ward

Approximate site (title boundary)

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ReceivedSubmitted27 Jun
ValidatedValidated27 Jun
Consult.Consultation3 Aug
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided20 Aug

Decided in 54 days (council typically 42)

6 weeks typical decision time in Dorset92% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bindon Bottom, Main Road, West Lulworth, BH20 5RL. Dorset has handled 11,834 applications of this type and approves 89% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in the West Lulworth conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 116 applications across West Purbeck Ward. We hold 1,008 applications in total for the BH20 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference

6/2019/0339

Address

Bindon Bottom, Main Road, West Lulworth, BH20 5RL

Postcode

BH20 5RL

Local Authority

Dorset

Application Type

Full Planning Application

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Permitted

Current Status

Application Approved

Ward

West Purbeck Ward

Parish

West Lulworth

District

Purbeck

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Consultation Expiry

3 August 2019

Date Decided

20 August 2019

Date Validated

27 June 2019

Date Submitted

27 June 2019

Consultation End

3 August 2019

Planning Decision

Decision

Granted

Decided By

Delegated

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents

Coordinates

50.624150, -2.250834

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Dorset

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Planning history at this site

3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: West Lulworth Conservation Area
National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
Heritage coast: Purbeck
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, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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