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8 Downside Close Charmouth DT6 6BH

Granted Dorset P/HOU/2026/03091 Householder Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Convert existing garage to a bedroom and utility room. Remove existing external fire stair, balcony and overclad and insulate all existing external walls and roof to improve thermal performance and provide additional brise soleil solar shading to the south elevation. Construct an open sided carport and studio and construct a timber garden pergola.

As published by the council, reference P/HOU/2026/03091

Application record

Reference
P/HOU/2026/03091
Type
Householder Planning Permission
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted
Received
10 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Decided
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Lyme and Charmouth Ward
Parish
Charmouth
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT6 6BH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Jun 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 5 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

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

33 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 5 August 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 householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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