Planning

The site location Picture: JPA

Plans to build 23 affordable homes in Shaftesbury refused over pedestrian safety fears

PLANS to build up to 23 affordable homes on a field at the northern edge of Shaftesbury have been…

Dorset Council plans to save £10 million: Here’s how

STREAMLINING customer services and not filling roles when people leave could see Dorset Council recoup up to £10 million…

The former Wincanton Baptist Church could soon be converted into a house. Picture: Google

Former Wincanton church could be converted into three-bed family home

A FORMER Somerset church could soon be a three-bedroom home – if plans are approved. A planning application has been…

The unit will take up four car parking spaces Picture: Sainsbury's/Google

Timpson unit planned for Sherborne Sainsbury’s

SHERBORNE’S Sainsbury supermarket could soon see a new Timpson retail unit built in the car park. This comes after plans…

The latest plans were supported by Gillingham Town Council Picture: Google

Plans to turn former Gillingham High Street florist into “relaxed” wine bar/deli

A WINE bar could fill a former florist’s premises in Gillingham if plans are approved. The former Mayflowers shop on…

Further plans detailing the café layout will be submitted in the future Picture: Google

Plans to convert Blandford’s former NatWest building into café and office approved

THE former NatWest building in Blandford is one step closer to having a new lease of life thanks to…

The masterplan for the site with photo (inset) of buses struggling to pas each other through Henstridge Pictures: Roberts Limbrick Architects/Paul Dimishky

Legal battle launched as villagers fight back against plans for 130 homes

PLANS to build 130 houses in a tiny village on the Dorset/Somerset border hang in the balance after residents…

A masterplan of the development Picture: David Lock Associates/Hallam Land Management

130 houses approved on appeal near Blandford – despite concerns of impact on schools and traffic

PLANS to bring 130 houses to Blandford St Mary have been approved on appeal after Dorset Council previously rejected…

A CGI mock-up of the new hotel Picture: Axiom Architects

Dorchester’s former M&S store to be turned into Premier Inn

PLANS to demolish the former Marks and Spencer store in Dorchester’s town centre and replace it with a hotel…

A CGI mock-up of the proposed development Picture: One Creative environments

Plans to demolish Dorchester building – and replace it with 79 flats for NHS staff

79 AFFORDABLE flats for key workers could be built in Dorchester if plans are approved. Prime (UK) Developments Ltd has…