When Enabling Development gets … complicated
November 21, 2025
Parnham House, a Grade I-listed 16th-century manor in Dorset, has been at the centre of a high-profile planning debate. The house had major improvements by
Parnham House, a Grade I-listed 16th-century manor in Dorset, has been at the centre of a high-profile planning debate. The house had major improvements by
The application to build a housing estate on the parklands and adjoining meadow at Parnham has been submitted but not yet validated, which means residents
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Behind the proposal is the neighbouring Parnham Estate. Parnham House, a Tudor mansion with later Nash improvements, was devastated by fire in 2017, leaving much
The land under threat carries deep literary resonance. Hardy drew on it repeatedly, weaving real topography into his fictional Wessex. In Tess of the D’Urbervilles
In September, Dorset Council will be asked to approve an extraordinary proposal: to cover 25 acres of open countryside with 83 private houses. The site