Bridport planning approval rate
Bridport ward in Dorset has a 92.9% approval rate based on 422 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.9%
ward approval rate
422
Decisions
392
Approved
30
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Bridport is broadly in line with the Dorset average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Bridport compares
Bridport ward
92.9%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Bridport
P/FUL/2026/01788
Erection of two single-storey extensions to existing Petrol Filling Station sale · 2026-09-04
P/VOL/2026/03666
Internal and external alterations for the removal of existing single storey rear · 2026-09-03
P/VOC/2026/03549
Removal of existing single storey rear extension and construction of larger rear · 2026-09-03
P/CLE/2026/03710
Existing Rear Conservatory · 2026-08-17
P/FUL/2026/03493
Erect a detached building as a customer toilet; install freestanding retractable · 2026-08-17
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.7%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.8%)
West Purbeck (95.3%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.3%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.5%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)