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Pure Town Planning

Pure Town Planning

We are Chartered Town Planners, a specialist independent town planning consultancy that was formed in Bournemouth by Directors Matt Annen and Dan Wilden. We are two young, energetic planning consultants full of enthusiasm for getting planning results.
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Approved: Conversion of Two Buildings to Six Flats in Bournemouth Conservation Area
Jess Glover is delighted to announce that she has secured planning permission for extensions, alterations and the conversion of buildings to six flats with associated access and parking on Bryanstone Road, Bournemouth.
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Approved: Conversion of Former Single Garage Into Airbnb Holiday Let In Southbourne, Bournemouth
Pure Town Planning secured permission for a change of use of a former single garage to a mixed-use consisting of home office (as existing) and serviced holiday accommodation (Airbnb) studio chalet use in Southbourne Bournemouth.
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Approved: Use of Retail Kiosk as Hot Food Takeaway in Brighton
Pure Town Planning are pleased to announce the grant of planning permission for the change of use from retail kiosk (Use Class E) to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis Use Class) 
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Approved: Mixed-use Building of Offices and Flats in Hamworthy, Poole
DThe site is occupied by a detached 2 storey building that was formerly the Ferryman public house.  The use of the public house has long ceased and become a dwellinghouse however the Council had previously identified it as a non-designated heritage asset (NDHA) for its architectural and social interest.  
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Approved: Block of 38 Retirement Flats in Highcliffe, Dorset
Neil McKeon of Pure Town Planning has secured outline planning permission for the erection of a 38-unit retirement development in Highcliffe, Christchurch.
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Approved: New Purpose-Built Motorhome Hire Centre on Andover Business Park
Matt Annen, a director of the firm is pleased to share the news that this complex major project at Andover Business Park has recently been granted FULL planning permission
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New purpose built student accommodation approved in Bournemouth
Pure Town Planning director Darryl Howells has secured full planning permission for creation of a student accommodation complex.    
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Approved: change of use of office to personal training studio in Westbourne
BCP Council (Bournemouth): Darryl Howells has secured planning permission for the change of use of a second floor office (Use Class B1(a)) to a personal training studio (Use Class D2) for a site in Westbourne.
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Won on appeal: block of nine flats in Poole town centre
BCP Council (Poole):  Darryl Howells has won an appeal against the decision of the BCP Council to erect a three-storey block of 9 flats, to be positioned on a site located between buildings fronting the High Street and Lagland Road in Poole town centre.
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Approved: certificate of lawfulness for 6-bed HMO in Bournemouth
BCP Council (Bournemouth area): Jess Glover is delighted to inform that she has recently secured a certificate to establish the lawful use of a former language school as a 6 bedroom HMO in Charminster, Bournemouth.
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New Permission approved to avoid CIL charge in St.Ives, Dorset
If you find yourself in a CIL predicament, then please contact a planning consultant from Pure Town Planning who will be able to advise of any potential solutions to reduce that liability to a lower figure or even zero in some case.
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Approved: 6 flats and 2 detached houses in Evening Hill, Poole
BCP Council (former Borough of Poole): Matt Annen, one of the directors here at Pure Town Planning, is pleased to have successfully secured outline planning permission for the erection of a contemporary block of 6 apartments and 2 detached houses in Evening Hill, near the prestigious Sandbanks peninsular in Poole.
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Approved: 30 flats in Branksome Park, Poole
BCP Council (formerly Borough of Poole): Neil McKeon of Pure Town Planning is pleased to have successfully secured outline planning permission for a 30 unit flatted development in Balcombe Road, Poole.
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Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: 4 storey block of 8 flats in Poole
BCP Council (former Borough of Poole): Matt Annen, director of Pure Town Planning is once again delighted to announce that we have won yet another planning appeal against BCP Council resulting in the grant of planning permission for 8 flats in the Canford Heath area of Poole.
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Pure Town Planning - Approved: 6 flats and 2 detached houses in Evening Hill, Poole
BCP Council (former Borough of Poole): Matt Annen, one of the directors here at Pure Town Planning, is pleased to have successfully secured outline planning permission for the erection of a contemporary block of 6 apartments and 2 detached houses in Evening Hill, near the prestigious Sandbanks peninsular in Poole.
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Won on appeal: mixed use scheme of retail units and 25 flats in Poole
BCP Council (former Borough of Poole): Pure Town Planning are pleased to announce that we have just won another major planning appeal against BCP Council resulting in the grant of planning permission for a large mixed use scheme in the Oakdale area of Poole.
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Pure Town Planning - Won on appeal: 19 flats in Westbourne, Bournemouth
BCP Council: Pure Town Planning are celebrating another successful appeal win for a 19 unit residential redevelopment over two blocks in Bournemouth.
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Pure Town Planning - Won on appeal: new car hire centre in Oxford
Oxford City Council: Pure Town Planning director Dan Wilden is pleased to have recently won a planning appeal on behalf of Enterprise Rent-A-Car for a new purpose-built car hire facility in Oxford.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: prior approval for conversion of offices to 6 flats in Weymouth
Dorset Council: Matt Annen, Director of Pure Town Planning is pleased to have recently received a prior approval consent in respect of a Class O Prior Approval (change of use of Office B1(a) to residential C3) for the conversion of an office building into 6 flats in Weymouth.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: three contemporary homes in Lilliput, Poole
BCP Council (formerly Borough of Poole): Darryl Howells has secured planning permission to erect 3 detached contemporary houses with garages on a site in Lilliput, Poole. The client engaged the architectural services of Keith Gould of Asplan Associates to prepare the planning drawings, but it was Pure Town Planning whom were instructed to prepare the application, submit, negotiate and secure the positive outcome.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: specialist housing scheme in Weymouth
Dorset Council (former Weymouth & Portland Borough Council area): Darryl Howells, a director of Pure Town Planning has recently secured full planning permission to carryout internal alterations to a building to form 13no. 1 bedroom flats and 2no. 1 bedroom maisonettes, with a manager’s office, communal rooms and amendments to a car parking area.  
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Won on appeal: extensions to Green Belt house at St Leonards, Dorset
Dorset Council (East Dorset area): Jess Glover is delighted to announce that she has won an appeal in the South East Dorset Green Belt for householder extensions (over 50% increase in floorspace) and remodel of an existing chalet bungalow.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: retrospective consent for front boundary treatment in Branksome Park, Poole
BCP Council: Matt Annen is pleased to have secured a retrospective permission for the removal of a previous Beech hedge and wire fence and a replacement 1.8m architectural timber panel fence and laurel planting in front. 
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: amended scheme of six houses in Bridport, Dorset
Dorset Council (West Dorset): Darryl Howells has assisted a client to obtain planning permission by way of a “Section 73 application” to vary an approval for a attractive terrace of 6 houses in Bridport that include projecting verandas above the adjacent waterway. The original consent was previously secured by the firm but the Section 73 application amends it by substituting amended drawings.
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Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: detached bungalow in Merley, Poole
BCP Council (formerly Borough of Poole): Darryl Howells has won an appeal for a new client, for the erection of a detached bungalow in Merley. The scheme was originally designed by Anders Roberts Cheer and handled by them, but refused on grounds of alleged harm to the character and appearance of the area, harm to the intended occupiers, and harm to occupiers of the dwelling to the north of the proposed bungalow.
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Pure town Planning- Approved: new dwelling on side garden in Bedhampton, Havant
Havant Borough Council: Jess Glover is excited to announce that planning permission was unanimously approved at planning committee for the erection of a detached 3-bedroom dwelling at Queen Anne’s Drive in Havant.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: Replace existing bungalow with 3 detached dwellings at Gravel Hill, Poole
BCP Council: Matt Annen, Director of Pure Town Planning is pleased to share news of a recent planning permission he has secured for the demolition of an existing bungalow and the erection of three detached 4-bedroom family dwellings on a corner site on Gravel Hill in Poole.
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Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: development of caravan sales site near Southampton
Eastleigh Borough Council:  Darryl Howells, a director of the firm has secured a successful appeal for a challenging scheme located in the countryside, to the east of Southampton.  The applicant originally applied for the creation of a landscaped embankment; demolition of existing buildings and the creation of a new detached two-storey building comprising offices and storage areas, erection of a detached workshop and the change of use to display and caravan sales with associated office and workshop.   
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: 4 detached dwellings in Northbrook Road, Broadstone
BCP Council (Poole): Neil McKeon of Pure Town Planning has secured full planning permission for 4 detached dwellings in Northbrook Road, Broadstone.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: permission in principle for a 11-bedroom HMO in Bournemouth
BCP Council (Bournemouth):  Another first for Pure Town Planning, this time Darryl Howells has secured Planning Permission in Principle (PPiP) for the change of use of a dwelling to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Sui Generis) of 11 bedrooms with associated parking.
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Pure Town Planning - Approved: four prior approval applications in Westbourne, Bournemouth
BCP Council: Matt Annen, Director of Pure Town Planning is pleased to have just received four prior approvals in respect of two Class O Prior Approvals (change of use of Office B1(a) to residential C3) and two Class PA Prior Approvals (change of use of Light industrial/Workshop B1(c) to residential C3 use) in Westbourne. The approved scheme delivers a conversion of two separate buildings into a total of 14 flats.
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Approved: house and five apartments in Ferndown, Dorset
Dorset Council (East Dorset area): Matt Annen, a Director of Pure Town Planning, is pleased to reveal that he has recently secured outline planning permission for a site in Ferndown.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: change of use of guesthouse back to family house in Lulworth
Dorset Council (Purbeck area): Jess Glover is pleased to announce that she has recently secured planning permission for the change of use of a guesthouse (C1 Use Class) to a dwellinghouse (C3 Use Class) in West Lulworth, Dorset.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved: certificate of lawfulness for a 6-bed HMO in Poole
BCP Council (formerly Borough of Poole): Darryl Howells, a director of the firm, has successfully secured a Certificate of Lawfulness for the conversion of a dwelling to a 6 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) with only 2 car parking spaces, in an established area of semi-detached houses.
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Approved: new house on a plot split in Alderholt, Dorset
Dorset Council (former East Dorset District Council): Jess Glover is delighted to announce that she has recently secured full planning permission for the demolition of the existing garage and the erection of a new detached dwelling at a site in Alderholt. The supporting plans were provided by local architect Robert Rodway.  
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Approved: change of use of light industrial building to 7 flats in Bournemouth
BCP Council (formerly Bournemouth): Darryl Howells, a director of the firm, has recently secured Prior Approval to convert a former light industrial building (Use Class B1(c)) to seven self-contained flats with zero car parking. The client instructed Creative Building Designs to prepare the plans, but asked Darryl to submit the planning application.
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Pure Town Planning-Won on appeal: bin store alternative for flats in Bournemouth
BCP Council (formerly Bournemouth):  Darryl Howells has secured a successful appeal against a decision of the Council to ‘refuse’ an application to vary drawings numbers to allow for alternative bin provision for a flatted development in a conservation area.   The client, Juno Developments originally received planning permission for a block of 8 flats in the centre of Bournemouth, however in those approved plans, the planning officer stated only an internal bin store would be permitted to safeguard visual amenities and prevent harm to the Conservation Area.
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Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: four detached houses in Mudeford, Christchurch
BCP Council (Christchurch area): Jess Glover is ecstatic to announce that she has recently won a planning appeal to secure planning permission for the demolition of the existing chalet bungalow and erection of 4 detached dwellings in Mudeford, Christchurch. The plans were provided by Robert Rodway Design & Architecture.
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Pure Town Planning - Approved block of fourteen flats in Shirley, Southampton
Southampton City Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to announce that Dan Wilden has just secured outline planning consent for the erection of a block of fourteen 2-bedroom apartments at a site in Shirley, Southampton.The scheme was designed by local architects ARC Architecture and is on a prominent corner site approaching Shirley High Street, currently occupied by a redundant doctors’ surgery.
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Pure Town Planning-Approved two detached houses in Elgin Road,Poole
BCP Council (Formerly Borough of Poole): Matt Annen, one of the directors here at Pure Town Planning, is proud to have successfully secured full planning permission on the first application for the erection of two large detached houses along Elgin Road in Poole. The dwellings will both be 4-bedroom properties, designed to a very high standard by ARC Architecture in a New England style. The two houses will be similar yet have slight differences for a unique touch.
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Pure Town Planning-Approved block of six flats in Broadstone, Dorset
BCP Council (Formerly Borough of Poole):  Darryl Howells, a director of Pure Town Planning has pioneered another ‘first’ planning permission, this time for a block of six 2-bedroom flats in a street of detached houses in Broadstone, Poole.Our client had attempted several times to intensify the number of residential units on this site.  The last approval (also secured by Darryl) was for a pair of semi-detached houses. 
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Pure Town Planning- Won on appeal: advertisement consent for illuminated sign in New Milton, Hampshire
New Forest District Council: Dan Wilden has recently won an advertisement consent appeal against a refusal of advertisement consent by New Forest District Council.Pure Town Planning recently secured a subsequent consent for a new illuminated sign on the gable end wall of a commercial property in New Milton town centre (report here).
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Pure Town Planning- Approved change of use to nail bar at the triangle in Bournemouth
BCP Council (Bournemouth area): Jess Glover is delighted to have recently secured planning permission for the change of use of an existing letting agents (A2 Use Class) into a Nail Bar (Sui Generis Use Class) at The Triangle, Bournemouth.
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Pure Town Planning-Approved new detached dwelling in Lytchett Matravers,Dorset
Dorset Council: Pure Town Planning are delighted to announce that planning permission has been granted for a detached dwelling within the garden of a Grade ll Listed building known as The Shooting Box for our clients Harlequin Homes. The scheme was designed by local architects Anders Roberts Cheer.
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Pure Town Planning-Approved: seven houses on backland site in Holbury, New Forest
New Forest District Council: Pure Town Planning, acting as agents alongside Aspire Architects, are pleased to have secured planning consent for a scheme of seven houses on a backland site in Holbury, Hampshire.The application was a particularly complex one involving numerous planning issues including ecology, garden sizes and agreeing a suitable landscape scheme with the Council’s landscape and urban design officers.
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Pure Town Planning-Won on appeal with full award of costs: an infill development of 8 houses in Poole
BCP Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to report a successful appeal for a backland development of 8 houses in Rosemary Road, Poole for our clients Harlequin Homes. The houses were designed by local architects Anders Roberts Cheer.The application was recommend for approval by the planning officer but due to the level of neighbour opposition to the scheme it was called in to Planning Committee to be determined.    
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Pure Town Planning- Approved advertisement consent for illuminated sign in New Milton
New Forest District Council: Dan Wilden has recently secured advertisement consent for a new illuminated sign on the gable end wall of a commercial property in New Milton town centre.
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Pure Town Planning- Approved extension to factory building in Ferndown
Dorset Council: Pure Town Planning Director, Dan Wilden is pleased to have secured planning permission for the extension of a factory building at a site in the Ferndown Industrial Estate. The plans were produced by Nabney Plans.
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Pure Town Planning- Certificate of lawful use for flat in Blandford Forum listed building
Dorset Council: Matt Annen director of Pure Town Planning has recently secured a certificate of lawful use to allow the change of use of an upper floor of a Listed building from A2 office use to C3 (residential flat) in the centre of Blandford Forum, Dorset.The building in question is a grade II* listed building, listed for its special architectural interest
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Pure Town Planning- Approved Three storey block of six flats on Talbot Rd, Bournemouth
BCP Council: Matt Annen, director of Pure Town Planning is delighted to announce that he has recently secured a hard fought planning permission for the demolition of an existing property and the erection of a block of 6 apartments near Bournemouth University for local developers Bourn Homes.The character of the area comprises a mix of detached dwellings and flatted accommodation
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Pure Town planning- Approved - Two Chalet Bungalows in Barton on Sea
New Forest District Council: Matt Annen is pleased to confirm that planning permission has been granted for the demolition of an existing tired, run-down bungalow and the erection of two chalet bungalows on Barton Lane, Barton-on-sea, New Milton. The scheme was designed by local firm; DOT Architecture.
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Pure Town Planning - Secured Planning Permission
Pure Town Planning has recently secured retrospective planning permission for a large single-storey warehouse extension to an existing commercial buidling within the Sopers Lane Industrial Estate in Poole.
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Pure Town Planning - Approved new cycle storage
Planning permission for a new cycle store to serve a large office building
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Pure Town Planning - Planning Approved
Approved: Planning & Listed building consent for a new shop and 21 flats in Poole town centre.
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Pure Town Planning- Improvements
Improvement plans for Bermuda Triangle Pub
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