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Weston Farm Weston Road Worth Matravers BH19 3LJ

Awaiting decision Dorset P/HABR/2026/01880 Habitat Regulations Assessment Application

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Proposal

Section 77 Habitats Regulations application for a pop up campsite: Operate under permitted development rights within Part 4, Class BC Temporary recreation campsites of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) for 2025 and beyond. The campsite will operate for no more than 60 days in any calendar year and have no more than 50 pitches but will include moveable structures providing toilets, showers and refuse provision. The camping season will run from 13th June to 6th September 2026, with the campsite closed on weekdays (and only opening weekends) from 12th June and 19th July; following which it will be open on a daily basis.

As published by the council, reference P/HABR/2026/01880

Application record

Reference
P/HABR/2026/01880
Type
Habitat Regulations Assessment Application
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Worth Matravers
Postcode
BH19 3LJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/HABR/2026/01881 Awaiting decision

    Weston Farm Weston Road Worth Matravers BH19 3LJ

    Section 77 Habitat Regulations application for motorhome site at Weston Farm, Worth Matravers, BH19 3LL The National Trust are operating a 5-pitch motorhome site at Weston Farm, Worth Matravers, BH19 3LJ all year round under a Natural England exemption certificate. Class A, Part 5 of the GPDO 2015 (as amended) allows a caravan site as per The Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960. Under this Act, the National Trust has been given a paragraph 5 certificate of exemption by Natural England. The operation of the motorhomes site commenced in September 2023.

    Submitted 2 Apr 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Apr 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 28 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset's median decision took 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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