A recent planning application to turn the old Methodist Church on Portland Road, Wyke Regis into six flats has been turned down.
Many local residents objected because no parking spaces were included, in a part of Wyke where this is a pressing issue.
Green Councillor Brian Heatley, who also objected, said: “Dorset Highways comments on planning applications often focus only on the impact on traffic flow. Other issues, like on street parking in this case, or noise and pollution, are largely ignored.”