WEST Dorset has again been one of the busiest Dorset areas for planning decisions.

Among the applications this week is an increase, by 10 per cent, in the height of electric poles at the Charmouth Road car park, Lyme Regis and an application at an historic property in West Bay to deal with a chimney problem.

P/LBC/2024/00512 - 7 Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3LX. Erect single storey orangery and install a new internal doorway. Refused.

P/HOU/2023/03710 - 2 Newfoundland Bridport DT6 3JB. Erect studio/office with ancillary accommodation. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02102 - Willow Cottage Meadow View Cattistock DT2 0JF. Clad part front elevation, side and part rear elevation. Granted.

P/PAPA/2024/02885 - Gorwell Farm Gorwell Abbotsbury DT3 4JX. Track to access agricultural fields and crops with a series of cross drains. Repositioning of a gateway and establishing a new hedge bank along with a wide low input grass buffer. Prior Approval Not Required.

P/STA/2024/02495 - Charmouth Road Car Park Lyme Regis. Upgrading of the transformer 25/3423 to a 315KvA unit. To support the upgraded transformer requires the replacement of poles. The current poles are creosote wood in construction with a height of 9m and 10m respectively. The new poles would be over 10% larger at 13m each in order for the transformer to remain compliant. Response Give P/HOU/2024/02101 - Field Cottage Uploders Road Uploders Dorset DT6 4PG. Alteration & single storey side extension, plus addition of rear rooflights and porch. Granted.

P/VOL/2024/01699 - Gatesfield, Flat 4 Sidmouth Road Lyme Regis Dorset DT7 3EQ. Erect glazed infill extension to existing veranda (with variation of conditions 3 & 4 to planning permission WD/D/20/001211 to vary roof surface finishes and roof lights). Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02101 -Field Cottage Uploders Road Uploders Dorset DT6 4PG. Alteration & single storey side extension, plus addition of rear rooflights and porch. Granted.

P/LBC/2024/01464 - 1 Swains Row George Street West Bay Dorset DT6 4EX. Removal and replacement of chimney/chimney stack; removal of corroded brickwork in wall/flue beneath; replacement and re-render to integrate with wall beneath; reinstate chimney pots/cowls insertion of lead tray. Granted.

P/LBC/2024/01531 - Hogin Cottage Main Street Chideock DT6 6JJ. Internal alterations consist of new bathroom on first floor, new utility room downstairs, enlargement of kitchen by taking down pantry wall. Granted.

P/LBC/2024/02281 - Treales House 3 Church Street Lyme Regis Dorset DT7 3BS. Repaint the external elevations of the house. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02246 - Stonecombe House Stonecombe Beaminster Dorset DT8 3SF. Alteration & single storey rear extension. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02166 - 6 Claremont Gardens Bridport Dorset DT6 3AX. Single/two storey extension to form annex. Granted.

P/LBC/2024/01409 - 24 West Street Abbotsbury DT3 4JT. External alterations to rebuild chimney. Granted.