Planning approval for 6 new dwellings in Dorchester

WDA are delighted that our housing scheme was unanimously approved at planning committee.

Our application followed a detailed pre-application consultation with Dorset Council, from which we addressed the planning officer’s concerns. Following this, we had a positive experience working with the case officer during the application, achieving their full support of the scheme when presenting at planning committee.

The site is within the defined development boundary of Dorchester, bounded by residential development on all sides. It encompasses part of a former agricultural yard and the garden of Fordington farmhouse. We explored many options for developing the site, with the eventual layout making the most out of an oddly shaped plot to incorporate the most efficient access and sensitive siting, orientation, and scaling of built form.

The materials chosen took reference from the local architectural character, such as the use of red brick, slate and chimneys to articulate the rooflines. Brick will also be re-used from the demolished dairy farm building in some new boundary walls.

A detailed landscaping plan includes the introduction of new trees and replacement of a poor quality leylandii hedge with pleached limes and attractive brick walling. Sustainability features such as air source heat pumps and seamless PV slates are also planned.

Client Jordan & Faber Ltd.
Arboriculture Consultant NB Tree Management
Archaeologist Terrain Archaeology
Drainage Engineer GAP
Ecologist Abbas Ecology
Nutrient Neutrality Consultant Holbury Consultancy Service