The fine line between Preservation and Renewal
The application to build a housing estate on the parklands and adjoining meadow at Parnham is live on the Dorset Council Planning portal at P/FUL/2025/06865. However, events at Clandon Park House – as reported in The Times https://www.thetimes.com/article/032a5307-50b2-4232-892e-082b9f5c47d7?shareToken=34a63b806bce2fdd8733610d0a7bf88d offer a timely parallel. Both sites share a tragic history of fire damage and the same fundamental question: […]
Planning Development Controversy
This article is taken from www.propertysurveying.co.uk. Link to the recent article here Historic manor restoration sparks planning development controversy A music industry entrepreneur’s ambitious plan to save a fire-damaged heritage property has ignited fierce opposition from local residents who fear environmental destruction in one of England’s most protected landscapes. Parnham House, a Grade I-listed manor […]