East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning have recently secured planning permission to extend and remodel a modest family bungalow in Colehill in Wimborne. The planning approval will transform this quaint but ageing bungalow which was in need of refurbishment and extensions in order to meet the applicant’s needs. The existing […]
Approved: large extension in Ashley Heath near Ringwood
East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning have just secured a great planning consent for a homeowner in Ashley Heath near Ringwood. The approved scheme, designed by Ringwood-based architects Williams Lester, is for an extension which more than doubles the size of the original Arts and Crafts cottage. The plot is […]
Christchurch and East Dorset propose CIL charges
Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council: This troublesome pair are at it again. Not content with adopting their joint Core Strategy at the end of last month, the partnership which we will now refer to as CHED has published a Draft Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule. In our now customary […]
Inspector gives go ahead to Christchurch and East Dorset Core Strategy
Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council: The Inspector’s report into the Joint Core Strategy of Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council has now been published. Subject to the previously published alterations the new policies have been found sound and so the Council’s may go ahead and adopt the […]
Approved: substantial extensions and total house remodel in Ferndown
East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning’s winning streak continues… We have recently secured planning permission for substantial extensions and a total remodel which will transform an existing house on Golf Links Road, a Special Character Area in Ferndown, Dorset beyond all recognition. The approved scheme transforms the existing 3-bed chalet bungalow into a […]
East Dorset and Christchurch Core Strategy Update
East Dorset District Council and Christchurch Borough Council: I noticed that yesterday someone landed on our website having searched “when will East Dorset core strategy be adopted”. Well it’s a good question and a timely reminder for me to provide an update on the subject. For a number of developers it […]
Approved: upgrade to house won on appeal in Ashley Heath
East Dorset District Council: At the end of last year Pure Town Planning celebrated an appeal win for a new dwelling at Ashley Heath near Ringwood against East Dorset District Council. The proposal was for a plot subdivision and a new dwelling in one of East Dorset’s “Special Character Areas”. The […]
Christchurch and East Dorset ready to go to war…
Sorry the narration from “The Planners” is getting to me. We have been duly informed that Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council submitted their joint Core Strategy to the Secretary of State on 15th March 2013. I would imagine he is thrilled. The document will of course not actually […]
Approved: large replacement ‘Superhome’ in Avon Castle near Ringwood
East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning have recently secured planning permission for a huge replacement dwelling in the prestigious Avon Castle Estate near Ringwood in Dorset. The approved dwelling appears as a modest two storey dwelling from the front but at the rear is revealed to be a cascading four-storey mansion. […]
Christchurch and East Dorset publish proposed Community Infrastructure Levy charges
Christchurch Borough Council and East Dorset District Council working together are the latest local planning authorities in the area to publish proposed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charges. Need a reminder about CIL? Read our briefing note here… Anyway in the customary tradition lets cut straight to the numbers: Residential: £100 […]