Planning application
Safeway Stores Plc Filling Station West Bay Road Bridport DT6 4SB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed 24 hour opening of Morrisons Service Station Bridport
As published by the council, reference P/CLP/2026/01583
Application record
- Reference
- P/CLP/2026/01583
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Use Proposed
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bridport Ward
- Parish
- Bridport
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 4SB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 2 April 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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