After a slow start due to the pandemic and other significant challenges, we’ve still managed to support the delivery of 20 projects since 2021 including:
General Repairs to Listed Buildings
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2 High Street, Pi Pizza: Replace sash windows, install a new door and paint the building
- Complete
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24-26 High Street, Cinnamon House, Maddisons Hair Design: Repair to roof and lead flashings, new metal gate and other metalwork
- Complete
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28-28a High Street, Bella Rose Beauty and Savas Turkish Barber: Repair the roof
- Complete
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153 High Street – Rawlins Davy Reeves Solicitors: Repairs to porticos, replace rear door, brick repointing, and new railings
- Grant application submitted
Shopfronts and façade improvements
- 9-11 High Street – Italian Diva: New shopfront
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- Project started
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20 High Street – Flavours of Asia: New shopfront and signage, removal of existing entrance awning to restore historic fanlight
- Complete
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34-36 High Street – Mungo’s Corner, Cornmarket House: Replace windows and window lighting, renew fascia, replace doors, tidy wiring on front elevation and new lime rendering
- Complete
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1-3 New Orchard – Brown Booth: New signage and internal improvements
- Complete
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5-9 New Orchard – Thai Pantry: New signage, awning, external decoration
- Complete
- 62 High Street – Premier Bites: Replace shopfront, repair windows, demolish and rebuild outbuilding, refurbish upper floors for residential use, carry out general repairs
- Grant application submitted
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96 High Street – UK Nails: New shopfront
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- Grant application approved
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98 High Street – Frontman: New shopfront
- Grant application approved
- 70 High Street – Waste Not Want Not: Redecorating shopfront
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- Grant application submitted
Lighting
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We are in the process of installing Windsor-style wall lanterns and new lamp-post lanterns
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In addition, lamp posts have been repainted with the town’s Coat of Arms highlighted in gold paint
- Ongoing
As part of this project there will also be significant improvements to the quality of the wall-mounted lights in the High Street:
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the new lights will have a design that is more sympathetic to the Conservation Area and streetscene
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the opportunity will be taken to ensure the wall-mounted lighting is positioned, as far as is practical, at a uniform height on the buildings – about 6m
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currently these lights are positioned at different heights. Placing the lights at 6m will ensure an even spread of light and ensure compliance with British Standard 5489-1
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the new lights will also have a colour temperature of 2,700 kelvin, which will also address ecological issues regarding bats, where a temperature below 3,000 kelvin is required
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the new lights will deliver a 75% saving in energy usage and cost and a 6.75 tonne saving in carbon per year
Scaplen’s Court Works ongoing
In December 2022, planning permission and Listed Building Consent was granted for remodelling and alterations to Scaplen’s Court (as part of Poole Museum’s Our Museum project) including relocation of the Museum café from Poole Museum to the ground floor of Scaplen’s Court, new modern entrance doors, a new timber fire escape stair and landing to the rear, a new accessible external lift and new staircase replacing the existing staircase structure in the courtyard to provide access to all levels, a conservation focused upgrade, and improved accessibility throughout the museum and garden
The late 15th and early 16th Century internal walls, fireplaces and doorways have also been cleaned and re-pointed and an original wattle and daub wall panel is being restored.
Public Realm Improvements
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New Purbeck stone paving has been laid to link the area between the Poole Museum and Scaplen’s Court entrances
- Complete
- Work to improve the paving and improve accessibility at Poole Museum
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- Ongoing
Development Briefs
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13-17 High Street – Dibbens Site: A Development Brief was prepared and informed the approved scheme on the site - see Planning Application APP/21/01199/F for the redevelopment of the site to form 40 apartments and 424sqm of commercial space, following partial demolition of existing buildings
- Ongoing