Drainage and resurfacing work will be carried out at the car park at Bridport Football Club's ground in Skilling Hill Road.

Dorset Council has agreed planning consent for the resurfacing, which will also include fitting a surface water drainage system.

The car park is on the north side of the road and adjacent and to the east of St Mary's Primary School, immediately to the south of the club ground and a multi-use games area.

The club said that the car park is currently unsurfaced and undrained, badly potholed and has a dusty hardcore surface.

It will be replaced with bitumen macadam with edging kerbs all designed so that surface water will be collected and disposed of via a new surface water drainage system incorporating an oil separator, attenuation and outfall to the adjacent River Brit.

Improvements will also be made to the footpath at the south west corner of the site, which accesses the footway/cyclepath running along Skilling Hill Road. The improvements will include a pedestrian barrier.

It is expected the finished car park will be able to accommodate just over 100 spaces.

Symondsbury Parish Council has welcomed the change and has asked that the use of part of the car park for a drop-off area for St Mary's School be retained. Bridport Town Council also welcomed the proposals.