A property firm has secured planning permission for a block of 33 flats in Bournemouth.
The planned six-storey development on Holdenhurst Road in Lansdowne is set to go ahead after Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council gave consent to Ken Parke Planning Consultants (KPPC) for Majestic Property & Estates Limited.
The building’s construction will involve the demolition of an existing two-storey building at 17 Holdenhurst Road.
The scheme will feature a mix one and two-bedroom apartments with a stepped design to align with taller and lower buildings on each side.
A previous application for a 13-storey development at the site, with adjacent land and buildings, was dismissed at appeal.
There are existing permissions for conversion of the two-storey office building on site for residential development and to add an additional two-storeys to form a four-storey building.
Permission for the new development allows for three storeys on its southern side to complement neighbouring terrace buildings and six storeys on its northern elevation to fit with taller, contemporary buildings.
Ken Parke, managing director of KPPC, said: “The site was very challenging. The position in the centre of the street block results in the site being surrounded by buildings on all sides. The replacement building had to respond to the many constraints posed by the variety of surrounding buildings and uses.
“The resultant design solution resolved the many issues and provides a well-designed building which transitions between the historic and modern areas of the Lansdowne defining the edge of the tall buildings area.
“It means a substantial development of much-needed residential properties can go-ahead in an area of Bournemouth which has been a priority for regeneration over recent years.”
KPPC worked closely with Fordingbridge-based architects Brightspace on the project.
BCP Council adopted a delivery plan in 2015 to boost the regeneration of Lansdowne with new outdoor event spaces, public art, cycle routes and pedestrian crossing points.
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