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Molescroft Old Lyme Road Charmouth DT6 6BQ

P/FUL/2026/05155Full Planning ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Granted11 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erect 1 no. dwelling & car port (demolish existing dwelling)

Submitted
24 September 2026
Ward
Lyme and Charmouth
  1. Received24 Sep
  2. Validated24 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Oct

Decided in 29 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application at Molescroft Old Lyme Road Charmouth DT6 6BQ. Dorset has handled 202 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 13 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Lyme and Charmouth. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT6 postcode area.

88% of full planning 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 6BQ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Parish
Charmouth

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Lower Lewell Farm House Lewell Dorchester DT2 8AP

Planning decision

Case officer
Darren Rogers

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

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

© 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.

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