Planning application
Land at Vearse Farm (Foundry Lea) Bridport DT6 5JT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Modification of a planning obligation dated 01/05/2019 relating to planning permission WD/D/17/000986 - Outline application for the development of up to 760 dwellings, 60 unit care home (Use Class C2), 4 hectares of land for employment (Use Classes B1, B2, B8), mixed use local centre (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, C3 and D1), primary school and associated playing fields (Use Class D1), areas of public open space and allotments, drainage works, the formation of new vehicular accesses to West Road and the formation of new pedestrian and cycle links - to modify occupation of dwelling restriction regarding completion of the Miles Cross junction works
As published by the council, reference P/MPO/2025/06054
Application record
- Reference
- P/MPO/2025/06054
- Type
- Modify Or Discharge A Planning Obligation
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bridport Ward
- Parish
- Symondsbury
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- DT6 5JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/NMA/2025/05930 Granted
Land at Vearse Farm (Foundry Lea) Bridport DT6 5JT
Non material amendment - update conditions 24 & 25 to allow a level of development to proceed prior to completion of the Miles Cross roundabout scheme to planning permission WD/D/17/000986 (Outline application for the development of up to 760 dwellings, 60 unit care home (Use Class C2), 4 hectares of land for employment (Use Classes B1, B2, B8), mixed use local centre (Use Classes A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, C3 and D1), primary school and associated playing fields (Use Class D1), areas of public open space and allotments, drainage works, the formation of new vehicular accesses to West Road and the formation of new pedestrian and cycle links)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 22 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 condition discharge and variation applications
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Land at Vearse Farm (Foundry Lea) Bridport DT6 5JT
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