BFPC succeeded in a campaign to achieve permission for the demolition of the old Church Hall and the building of a new one - this page contains links to the archive material in the campaign which led up to permission being granted ...
The History
North Dorset gave the project the go ahead in May 2007 after a series of meetings with the Rector and the Church Architect to iron out issues. Having looked at the applications, the planning officers agreed that the plans were the most appropriate for the building and agreed to the decision under the "delegated powers" group - which meant BFPC did not even have to prove their case at a full planning meeting.!
Blandford Forum Parish Church launched a Campaign in the Spring of 2006 to seek the demolition of the Church Hall (known to some as the Church Rooms) in The Tabernacle area of the town and replace it with a purpose-built amenity which could be used by the Church as well as by other groups in the town. The public got behind the idea with over 1700 signatures being added to a petition in support of the idea. An application to demolish was taken to North Dorset District Council in September but was rejected as no plans for a replacement building were put forward. In months following, the Church and NDDC have worked together to find a way forward until, April 2007, NDDC planning officers indicated that they could no longer see justifiable reasons to oppose the applications.
Archive Material
Read the Press Release announcing the successful application here...
Download a sheet with all of the information on this page by clicking here
Click here to read about the Application which the Church lodged with NDDC...
