The fine line between Preservation and Renewal
November 10, 2025
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.
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.
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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