Planning application
8 Downside Close Charmouth DT6 6BH
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
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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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