Bridport Central Ward

Ward Information

Email: [email protected]

Ward Councillors: Kelvin Clayton, Nigel Rawlings, David Rickard, Sarah Williams, David Worthington.  Their contact details and Committee Membership details can be found below

Bridport Town Council Wards

Meetings

Details of upcoming meetings for the Bridport Central Ward will appear below, along with notes from previous meetings.

Notice of Meetings

• Meeting 10th February 2026, 3pm at Bridport WI Hall  – Agenda
• Meeting 25th November 2025, 3pm at Bridport WI Hall – Agenda

Notes from previous meetings

• Notes from 22nd September 2025 meeting – Notes

In between meetings, please take a read of the monthly Bridge community magazine which provides the latest ward news and information from your Ward Clerk.  The latest issue can be read here  Current issue – The Bridge

Planning

The Town Council is not a planning authority and as such does not make final decisions on planning applications; this is the responsibility of Dorset Council.  However, the Town Council is a statutory consultee and as such receives all planning applications relating to the town wards for comment.  All planning applications previous and current can be found on the Dorset Council Planning Portal.

Planning applications for Bridport Central Ward are dealt with by the Bridport Town Council Planning Committee.  The meetings are open to the public.  There is a public forum at the start of each meeting and members of the public who wish to speak on a planning application should arrive at 6.45p.m. and register their intention to speak with the Town Clerk.  You can also raise any comments regarding a planning application with your Ward Councillors.

Current planning applications for Bridport Central Ward can be found below:

P/LBC/2026/03492 and P/FUL/2026/03493

Bridge House Hotel 115 East Street Bridport DT6 3LB

Erect a detached building as a customer toilet; install freestanding retractable awning; install entrance gate and posts and carry out works associated with existing storage building

P/LBC/2026/03469

68 South Street Bridport DT6 3NN

Addition of a retractable canopy to the shop front

P/TRC/2026/03250

St Michaels Cottage St Michaels Lane Bridport DT6 3RA

T1 – Sycamore – Remove. This 211 notification has been submitted internally for transparency only; a Section 211 notice is not formally required for tree works carried out by, or on behalf of, the local authority.

P/LBC/2026/03255

Priory Mills Priory Lane Bridport DT6 3FL

Replacement rooflights

P/TRC/2026/03218

Meadow Court Folly Mill Gardens Bridport DT6 3UW

T280 – Purple Crab – Reduce by 0.5m. T624 – Common Serviceberry – Remove dead wood. T286 – Wild Cherry – No work required. T287 – Common Hawthorn – Crown lift over paths to height of 2.5m from ground level. T283 – Wild Cherry – Remove Scaffold branch at North East at 2m. Reduce remaining canopy by 1.5m.

P/FUL/2025/07191

2 East Street Bridport DT6 3LF

Installation of new heating, ventilation, air conditioning and kitchen extract systems, associated ductwork, ground floor condenser and new external access ladder

 

P/HOU/2026/02866

Harbour Lights Coneygar Park Bridport DT6 3BA

Erect single storey extension, install flue for new wood burner, construct low level retaining wall to perimeter of extension. Remove existing lean-to roof to North/West elevation

P/LBC/2026/02429

89 East Street Bridport DT6 3LB

Improvements to existing loft room and extension of kitchen into adjacent store room / workshop

P/HOU/2026/02697

69 South Street Bridport DT6 3NZ

Erect single storey rear extension, replacement doors and rooflights. Relocate garden gate entrance

P/LBC/2026/02698

69 South Street Bridport DT6 3NZ

Internal and external works to facilitate the erection of single storey rear extension, repair and repoint brickwork, replacement doors, rooflights and rainwater goods. Relocate garden gate entrance

P/FUL/2026/02587

17 East Street Bridport DT6 3JZ

Change rear window to external door to form access to garden. Erect rear decking/canopy area and install fencing. Change opening hours to Monday-Sunday 8am-2am and New Years to stay open at 4am

P/FUL/2026/02683 and P/LBC/2026/02684

Flat 16 Port Bredy Barrack Street Bridport DT6 3PT

Removal of existing mono-pitched skylight window and replace with roof lantern  APPROVED

P/HOU/2026/02206

The Old Stables Delapre St Andrews Road Bridport DT6 3BG

Erect a timber framed, glass top, porch canopy, freestanding garage, workshop and potting shed.  APPROVED

P/LBC/2026/02493

51 East Street Bridport DT6 3JX

Proposed internal ceiling repair works

P/HOU/2026/02402

105 East Street Bridport DT6 3LB

Erect Garden Studio/Office in rear garden

P/LBC/2026/02236

6 East Road Bridport DT6 3HA

Replace existing conservatory with garden room  APPROVED

P/FUL/2026/01788

Morrisons Petrol Filling Station West Bay Road Bridport DT6 4SB

Erection of two single-storey extensions to existing Petrol Filling Station sales building  UNDER OFFICER CONSIDERATION

P/FUL/2026/01154

Land between 13 and 17 Hardy Road Bridport DT6 3AZ

Erect new dwelling and associated garage; to include temporary 3 year permission to site a caravan for occupation during construction only  UNDER OFFICER CONSIDERATION

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