Lyme and Charmouth planning approval rate
Lyme and Charmouth ward in Dorset has a 93.5% approval rate based on 538 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
93.5%
ward approval rate
538
Decisions
503
Approved
35
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Lyme and Charmouth is broadly in line with the Dorset average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Lyme and Charmouth compares
Lyme and Charmouth ward
93.5%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Lyme and Charmouth
P/FUL/2026/01805
Construction of extension to existing raised platform, including detachable shad · 2026-09-11
P/FUL/2026/02856
Change of use from office/live space E(g)(iii) to 1 bedroom dwelling C3 with min · 2026-09-07
P/HOU/2026/03664
First floor extension; single storey rear extension; single rear extension to ga · 2026-08-17
P/LBC/2026/03667
Minor internal works to divide the building into two houses · 2026-08-14
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.8%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.9%)
West Purbeck (95.4%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.1%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.6%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)