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Chesil Beach, Portland - Temporary Wildlife Protection Works
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PORTLAND URBAN DISTRICT COMMON
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has applied to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for consent under section 38 of the Commons Act 2006 to carry out restricted works on Portland Urban District Common. The Planning Inspectorate will decide the application on behalf of the Secretary of State.
The proposed works are an electric fence of approx. 17,400 square metres, a hedgehog exclusion fence of approx. 21,000 square metres, an outer rope line of approx. 67,000 square metres and a small observation hide/shelter of 2.1m x 2.1m by 1.8m high.
The works will be located on Chesil Beach, about 500m to the northwest of the Wild Chesil Centre at a site of breeding little terns between April and August each year.
A copy of the application form and accompanying documents can be inspected at Wild Chesil Centre, Portland Beach Road, Portland, DT9 9XE between 10am and 4pm every day until the 5th July 2026.
A copy of the application form and accompanying documents may be obtained by writing to Julie Sims, RSPB Arne, Arne, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5BJ or Julie.Sims@rspb.org.uk
Any representations should be sent in writing ON or BEFORE that date to commonlandcasework@planninginspectorate.gov.uk If you require a postal address please telephone 0303 444 5625 or 5177
If you use artificial intelligence (AI) to create or alter any part of documents, information or data submitted with a representation, you should tell The Planning Inspectorate that you have done so when you submit it. See the detailed Use of artificial intelligence in casework evidence guidance for further information.
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Julie Sims, RSPB Arne, BH20 5BJ, 25 May 2026
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From
25-May-2026
To
5-Jul-2026
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