Holmbush Car Park Pound Street Lyme Regis DT7 3HX Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2025/07525 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Erect temporary site compound within Holmbush Car Park to contain the following: a mobile welfare unit; area for storage and plant; parking area; a heras fence boundary around the perimeter of the compound Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Validated
7 Jan 2026
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Committee
2 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Apr 2026

Approved on 2 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Dorset Western and Southern Area Planning Committee on 2 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the temporary compound would support infrastructure works without unacceptable effects on amenity, landscape, flooding or highways.
  • Consultees raised no objections overall, while the town council supported the temporary use and its drainage benefits.
  • The committee granted permission subject to conditions controlling fencing, lighting, duration, restoration and operating hours.
Read how the committee decided The proposed compound, site context, officers’ assessment, consultation responses and decision conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Dorset's committee minutes of 2 Apr 2026.

Documents 22

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Site constraints 10

Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Public footpath 9 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special area of conservation 200 m away: Sidmouth to West Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 198 m away: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Conservation area 30 m away: Lyme Regis Conservation Area 3; 5 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Lyme Regis built-up area; Priority habitat 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; Heritage coast 182 m away: West Dorset.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT7 3HX
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
7 Jan 2026
Ward
Lyme and Charmouth Ward
Parish
Lyme Regis
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee

How this decision compares

Decided in 85 days from validation, 29 days slower than Dorset's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 92% of commercial and major works here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
139decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Committee
2 Apr 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dorset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #80 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #74 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #51 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #102 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
344 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
40 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
85 decided
2,781
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026