Poole Council grants first commercially viable scheme in Regeneration Area

Poole Property Developer Richard Carr has had his proposals for an apartment and commercial space scheme in Poole’s regeneration area approved by the town’s planning committee.

Following a ten-year wait, Poole’s Planning Committee has given the green light for the first commercially implementable scheme in the regeneration area.

Richard Carr’s scheme will see 57 apartments delivered along with a number of steel-framed commercial units.
Development for the scheme will begin later this year and Richard Carr hopes he has set the ball rolling for further growth in the area.

“I’m pleased to have received planning for this development and hope to have now set a trend for more iconic buildings to be delivered along this industrial waterfront. Let’s set Poole apart from competing towns,” said Mr Carr.

“I would like to thank architects Anders Roberts Cheers and planning consultants Pure Town Planning for their help and also Poole Planning Committee for giving approval; it’s a step in the right direction for the region.”

Steel construction is set to play a substantial role in Poole’s Regeneration Area, which is committed to delivering around 2,500 new homes, in excess of 20,000m² of new office space and new retail and leisure developments.

Two landmark steel projects are already situated adjacent to the regeneration area, the Twin Sails lifting bridge and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s all-weather maintenance and manufacturing facility.