Test Valley District Council: Some planning proposals look like they should be straightforward but actually turn out to be anything but. In this case near Andover in Hampshire the proposal seemed simple enough – to knock down a small extension to a house and replace it with something very similar. But this is […]
Approved: change of use of Grade II Listed office premises to dwelling in Christchurch
Christchurch Borough Council: Pure Town Planning have recently secured planning permission for the change of use to the upper floor offices of a Grade II listed building on Castle Street in Christchurch, which dates back to the early 19th century. The ground floor of the building is in use as an estate […]
Approved: new build holiday let in Wiltshire conservation area
Wiltshire Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to have secured planning permission for a new holiday let property on a tiny site on the edge of the village of Barford St Martin near Salisbury in Wiltshire. Our client originally approached us with a small paddock having noticed that a small overgrown […]
Approved: 28 apartments above The Royal Arcade in Boscombe, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning are delighted to announce that we have just secured planning permission for external alterations in the form of an external Victorian gantry and the conversion of the upper floors of the Grade II Listed, Royal Arcade, into 28 residential apartments. The Royal Arcade has been […]
Design and Access Statement and Supporting Planning Statement: six storey mixed-use commercial and residential development
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning were delighted to play our part in obtaining outline planning consent for this major Bournemouth town centre brownfield scheme at the former Royal Mail Post Sorting Office on Albert Road. The architects Anders Roberts took the lead on the application but sought our advice […]
Approved: extension to opening hours at Ashley Cross bar
Borough of Poole: Thanks to Pure Town Planning, the party can go on for longer at The Dancing Grove (formerly The Grove) in Ashley Cross, Poole. We have recently secured planning permission for this restaurant/bar located in bustling Ashley Cross to extend its opening hours on Friday and Saturday, to […]
Approved: 1500 sqm teaching building on Lansdowne college campus, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: Well it didn’t take long – less than 48 hours into 2013 and Pure Town Planning have secured our first planning consent of the new year. The permission was another for The Bournemouth and Poole College this time at its Lansdowne Campus in Bournemouth. The approval was […]
Approved: consent for new glazed link walkway at listed former church in Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning secured tricky planning and listed building consents for a glazed link walkway at this listed former church in Bournemouth town centre. The link was between the former church itself and the adjacent former church hall.
Demolition and replacement of barn in curtilage of Listed Building in South Downs National Park
South Downs National Park (Winchester City Council): Pure Town Planning were instructed to advise on a sensitive enforcement issue involving the demolition of an old barn within the curtilage of a listed building. The owners hadn’t realised that as a curtilage building which was existing on the site before lst July […]
Reducing the hysteric interest in Listed Buildings
The Government (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) is consulting on a range of proposals which aim to reduce the troublesome burden on listed building owners and Councils of the need to seek Listed Building Consent. Contrary to the views of many a conservation officer, Listed Building Consent (LBC) is not […]