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Hardstanding And Rock Armour South Of, Sea Hill Lane, Seatown

WD/D/17/001220Full Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 23 August 2017

Council decision: GrantedPlanning committee

Proposal

Place approx. 160 tonnes of rock to extend the existing rock armour structure, rebuilding sections of blockwork wall and repairs to concrete hardstanding area

Submitted
11 May 2017
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Chideock and Symondsbury Ward
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.1 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Aug

Decided in 104 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at HARDSTANDING AND ROCK ARMOUR SOUTH OF, SEA HILL LANE, SEATOWN. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 9 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Chideock and Seatown conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

92% of full 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chideock
District
West Dorset

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2017
Consultation expiry
1 July 2017
Consultation end
1 July 2017
Committee meeting
17 August 2017

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Chideock, Chideock North and Seatown Conservation Area 7 (Seatown)
  • Article 4 direction: Bridport to LymeRegis 1+1 more
  • World Heritage Site: Dorset and East Devon Coast
  • National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
  • Heritage coast: West Dorset

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

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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.

© 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.

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