This poultry farm operated a broiler hen enterprise from the site for over 25 years producing over 1,500,000 birds a year. The business operated out of 4 very large purpose-built sheds. Due to increasing environmental and financial pressures, the farm recently ceased production.
We worked closely with Dorset Council through the Pre-Application Process to agree a scheme to redevelop the site. A series of applications followed, the first of which was to confirm that the conversion of parts of 2 of the sheds could be carried out under the provisions of Schedule 2 Part 3 Class Q of the GPDO.
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We also successfully removed 2 agricultural ties from dwellings at the site. This was a complex case due to the nature of the original permission and the wording of the occupancy condition.
This has been a really interesting and challenging site to work on from a planning perspective. The scheme has been approached in stages and there is more work to be done. The ultimate goal is to create 5 new homes and restore the rest of the site. Given the location of the site within the Gillingham Royal Forest, this will include extensive landscaping and tree planting.
