Shire House Sidmouth Road Lyme Regis DT7 3ES Data via plota.co.uk

P/FUL/2026/05834 - Full Planning Application Out To Consultation

Proposal

Proposed single story extension and alterations to existing care home, including improvements to external Fire escapes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Dec 2026 and 19 Dec 2026, from Dorset's recent community buildings.

Comments are open until 13 Nov 2026

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Documents 25

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Site constraints 6

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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 346 m away: Chesil & The Fleet SSSI; Special area of conservation 462 m away: Sidmouth to West Bay; Inside the Lyme Regis built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £900,000 in August 2017. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

16 August 2017£900,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
24 November 2008£1,255,000Detached house
3 May 2005£635,000Detached house
2 January 1997£472,500Detached house
28 October 1996£472,000Detached house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
DT7 3ES
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Lyme and Charmouth Ward
Parish
Lyme Regis
Case officer
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Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 5 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides community buildings by day 55.

Day 551 days to the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.