The Hexagon Mills Road Osmington Mills Weymouth DT3 6HE

1. 1.The proposal would not be located within a settlement nor would it be well related to an existing settlement. Notwithstanding the reuse of an existing building, by reason of the site’s location in an area with limited access to facilities and services, it would not limit the need to travel and residents would highly be reliant on the use of a car. This conflicts with policy SU2 of the West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Local Plan and policies S5 and CC2 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
2. 2.The road and access to the property and a small part of the site are located within flood zones 2-3, taking into account climate change. No information has been submitted as part of the application to show that the property would be safe for its lifetime or that there would be a suitable escape route in the event of flooding. The site is served by one access road and therefore without any other information submitted it cannot be considered there would be safe access and egress for residents of the property nor that emergency vehicles would be able to access the site safely in the case of an emergency in a flood event. This places residents of the property at unacceptable risk should they require emergency assistance in the event of a flood. This conflicts with policy ENV 5 of the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan (2015) and policy F7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).
3. 3.The application site is located within an area vulnerable to coastal erosion, where the Shoreline Management Plan policy for this frontage is ‘No Active Intervention – Do Not Defend’, meaning that future coastal protection works are not anticipated to be supported. The use of the site as a dwelling would extend the duration and intensity of occupation, thereby increasing the level of risk to occupants over time. The use of the building as a dwelling would mean that within its lifetime as a dwelling the occupants would be at risk to coastal erosion and therefore would be located in an unsafe location. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy ENV 7 of the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan (2015) and policy F7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

DT3 6HE

Application type

Full Planning Application

Scale / size

Small

Parish

Osmington

Date validated

23 April 2026

Agent address

Hillfield House 181 Dorchester Road Weymouth Dorset DT4 7LF

Documents

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