Christchurch Borough Council: Pure Town Planning have recently achieved another success at planning appeal (this is fast becoming a habit). This time the proposal concerned a garden development on a corner plot in Southey Road, Christchurch. Prior to our involvement Christchurch Borough Council had refused the planning application on the […]
The Olympic Gold for Town Planning goes to….
For those of you who have not got the foggiest idea what we are going on about, it turns out that up until 1948 there was a medal for Town Planning in the Olympic Games… No we didn’t know that either until Matt happened to be watching an episode of Qi […]
Approved: permission for annexe to become separate dwelling in Poole
Borough of Poole: This case is typical of one where Pure Town Planning really comes into its own – not huge, not glamorous but still we put in the time and effort to get that approval. A client recently complained to us of a problem he was having with the enforcement team at the […]
Approved: flexible consent to allow additional uses at church in Westbourne
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning has just secured planning permission for a change of use to an office of the first floor of a well known church in Westbourne (hint: there is a Tesco Express on the ground floor!). The first floor of the building received planning permission for […]
Approved: conversion of stables to holiday house at Lytchett Matravers
Purbeck District Council: Just because we are called Pure Town Planning, it doesn’t mean that we can only get planning approvals in towns and cities – not at all. In fact Pure Town Planning’s latest planning approval was for the conversion of a stable block located outside of the settlement […]
Approved: detached bungalow in Charminster
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning have just received another approval, this time for a detached bungalow in Charminster. The site consists of an old workshop set behind two detached houses with only a pedestrian access from the street. The scheme proposed to demolish the existing workshop (which almost filled the […]
Approved: alterations to an approved ‘super’ dwelling in Lilliput
Borough of Poole: Here at Pure Town Planning we are happy to assist with planning matters large and small. Our latest planning approval was for a number of alterations to an approved large 6 bedroom ‘super’ dwelling in Lilliput. The alterations were only minor in the form of inserting […]
Pure Town Planning has gone green
Pure Town Planning has gone green… No we haven’t really changed our logo colour, we have simply changed our working practices in order to reduce waste and CO2 emissions. We have been awarded the ability to use the ‘Planning for a Greener Future’ logo as we have submitted almost 100% of […]
Approved: block of 14 apartments in Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: The town planners at Pure Town Planning are celebrating another approved planning application. This time it was a reserved matters application and conservation area consent for a block of 14 flats in Bournemouth. Essentially that makes it two approvals out of two determined… but who’s counting? However by […]
Matt becomes a Chartered Town Planner
As of the 1st February 2012 Matt Annen became a full chartered member of the RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute). Now many of you may think why does that matter? Well, by being elected to be a member of the RTPI it means that professional knowledge, expertise and commitment to […]