One of the more tedious bits of planning jargon to have emerged over the last couple of years is the “Heritage Asset”. Basically it means listed buildings, conservation areas and well other stuff which is old or at least fairly old. But to the Borough of Poole a heritage asset […]
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 […]
Sainsbury’s force Poole to back down over levy
The hearing into the Borough of Poole proposed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) charging schedule has now been closed. It sat on 13 June but the Inspector adjourned it to allow the Council to respond to evidence by Sainsbury’s challenging the proposed levy imposed on supermarkets above 3000 sqm. Poole responded […]
Approved: new Marine Technology Centre for Bournemouth and Poole College…in just 5 weeks
Borough of Poole: Thanks to Pure Town Planning work is commencing on the new Marine Technology Centre at Bournemouth and Poole College‘s North Road campus this week – because we secured the consent on Friday morning. The new Marine Technology Centre is to provide the college-based learning for the apprentices […]
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 […]
Approved: new science and technology centre at College in Poole
Borough of Poole: The Bournemouth and Poole College can now proceed with plans to create an exciting new specialist facility for teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects at its North Road campus after Pure Town Planning secured planning permission. As part of the conversion to the new facility, […]
New planning policies adopted in Poole
Poole Borough Council went ahead and adopted its Site Specific Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD and Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure DPD at a meeting of the Council on 24 April 2012. The old Local Plan is now defunct save for three rather randomly retained policies: T12 – Coach and Lorry Park E1 – Employment Land […]
Application approved in under two weeks! Can you beat that?
Pure Town Planning has just received the decision notice for an application registered only 13 days ago! OK so it wasn’t a full planning application, which would require a minimum statutory consultation period of at least three weeks, it was a “non-material” amendment to an existing planning permission but even so… At Pure […]
Poole set to adopt new policies
Following the receipt of the Inspector’s report Poole Borough Council are expected to adopt its Site Specific Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD and Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure DPD at a meeting of the Council on 24 April 2012. The Site Specific Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD (SSAADMPDPD!) combines a host of policies relating to […]
Poole LDF update
The Inspector’s reports on the Poole Local Development Framework documents, Site Specific Allocations and Development Management Policies DPD and Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure DPD have been made available and both DPDs have been found sound subject to minor amendments. Both LDF documents are now expected to be formally adopted in April. The Delivering Poole’s Infrastructure […]