Applicants aim to address concerns and have submitted updated plans to turn the former Broadchurch police station into a ceremony venue.

A planning application was submitted to Dorset Council at the beginning of the year but has been withdrawn and a new application submitted for additional use of The Folly in West Bay as a wedding ceremony venue. The property, which was used as the outside of the police station in the ITV drama, currently has permission for shop and café use and is being used as storage.

Bridport Town Council and residents had raised concerns of noise, the lack of parking, the no waiting zone where the bride would be dropped off and guests throwing confetti.

The applicants say they will offer ceremonies seven days a week, not before 8am and not after 8pm, and will not be offering any sit-down meals or any type of evening entertainment.

A covering letter states: “The property has one parking space, for staff, our staff will consist of two people in one car, we would park in the long stay care park to allow the registrar to park. We could move back to this space after the ceremony to free up the public parking space.

“We accept that there is no parking at the bottom of the steps to allow for picking up and dropping off of any wedding participant. We are fortunate that we have had the very generous offer of the use of an apartment for the bride/couple to get ready. This would include the use of a parking space for that apartment and mean that the bride or couple would walk from the apartment to the venue.

“We are looking to licence the venue for 60 people, which includes registrars and staff, so therefore advertising the venue to hold between 50 to 55 people, with families and car sharing - assuming this was at maximum - the average ceremony would generate somewhere around 15 to 25 cars.

“We will impress on the couple that parking at times is difficult and the fact they cannot be dropped at the bottom of the steps at the time of booking so that they can make appropriate arrangements.”

In regards to noise, the applicants concede that there will be noise generated by guests in the area immediately outside the venue, but would not be for more than an hour before each ceremony and approximately 30 minutes after.

Background music while be played while guests arrive and when the couple enter and exit but will be at a level where guests can still talk.

It added: “We were originally going to offer drinks and canapes as an option but, on reflection, feel that this would prolong the noise to residents and cause the area to be too congested. We will therefore not offer this as an option. In addition to this, the conditions of the wedding licence are that we cannot have alcohol in the ceremony room one hour before or during the ceremony, eliminating any glasses or bottles being littered in the public area.

“We will ask that no confetti or rice is thrown. We don’t think that it blowing around in the wind and ending up in the harbour or neighbouring balconies would look very attractive, be environmentally friendly or conductive to working in harmony with our neighbouring businesses or residents.”

The venue will supply suitable receptacles for the safe disposal or cigarette ends or the applicants suggest they could put up signs asking people not to smoke in the immediate vicinity of the venue, although there is currently no such restrictions in place in the area.

In conclusion, the letter said: “We feel that this would be a wonderful opportunity for couples to get married in a place so special to many people.

“We hope that they will use local businesses, such as florists, photographers, hotels and will happily work with these businesses so that the local economy may benefit.

“With the uses currently on the property, it has the opportunity to be a variety of things, we feel that our proposal may be less disruptive and more appealing than some and the fact that it will not be in constant use, should minimise any inconveniences suffered by residents.”