Poole Borough Council: Pure are at it again! This time we secured approval for the conversion of existing office space into four studio flats and one, 2 bedroom flat (5 flats in total) under the prior approval permitted development system for B1 to C3 with plans prepared by Anders Roberts […]
Government seek to appeal affordable homes threshold ruling
England: The government has been given permission by the Court of Appeal to appeal to it against the recent High Court ruling that struck down the national 10-unit affordable threshold. The judgement (which we reported here) issued in July resulted in the quashing of the government’s 8-month old policy that residential schemes of […]
Approved: conversion of former Poole Police Station into 52 apartments including new four storey extension
Borough of Poole: Pure Town Planning are proud to announce that we have just “locked up” an outline planning permission for the construction of an additional storey of accommodation, conversion of the building into residential apartments and a new 4 storey rear extension with associated access and parking to form a total […]
Approved: plot split with a new three bedroom dwelling at Northbourne, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to announce that we have just secured planning permission to split an existing large plot on Wimborne Road in the Northbourne area of Bournemouth. The consent is to for a new plot for a detached three-bedroom dwelling with associated access and off-street […]
Won on appeal: consent for classroom buildings at Bournemouth language school
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning have just won an appeal for our clients – one of Bournemouth’s oldest international schools – securing consent to retain two classroom buildings. The school had temporary consent for the two classroom buildings on its campus and, with that due to expire, they applied to […]
Approved: large replacement dwelling in Branksome Park, Poole
Borough of Poole: Pure Town Planning are delighted to announce that we have recently secured planning permission for a luxury replacement dwelling in the prestigious Branksome Park Conservation Area with plans supplied by Elcock Associates. You might remember that this application ties into a 2013 application that we secured on […]
Government Inspector green-lights new planning policies in Weymouth and Portland and West Dorset
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and West Dorset District Council: The Inspector’s report into the Joint Core Strategy of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and West Dorset District Council has now been published. Subject to several minor modifications and an early plan review in 2021, the new policies have been […]
Approved: Extensions and alterations to village shop in Somerset
Taunton Deane Borough Council: Pure Town Planning have recently secured planning permission for the substantial extension and alteration of an existing retail premises in the village of Monkton Heathfield, a medium sized village near Taunton in Somerset. The existing village shop was a family owned business that had been successfully trading in the village for […]
Approved: removal of onerous condition relating to a listed office building near Wimborne
East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning have successfully negotiated an application to remove a historic condition dating from 2005 to allow the use of a listed building near Wimborne for class B1(office) use by any occupier. In 2005 East Dorset District Council (EDDC) granted planning permission and listed building […]
Approved: Erection of a 5 unit flatted development in Stourcliffe Avenue, Bournemouth
Bournemouth Borough Council: Pure Town Planning are delighted to announce that, in conjunction with DMWA Architects, we have recently secured planning permission for the demolition of an existing property and the erection of a three storey block of 5 flats in Stourcliffe Avenue in the Southbourne area of Bournemouth. The […]