A PLANNING application to build more than 1,000 homes on a long-stalled site in Poole could be submitted in the next few months.

For years Borough of Poole has been looking at options to develop the former power station site at Hamworthy.

But thanks to funding secured by the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, the council has been able to move forward with plans to build 1,350 homes on the site.

There is still not a great amount of detail about the development - but a planning application is imminent.

Richard Genge, planning and regeneration manager at Borough of Poole, said: “Following the announcement of the funding from the Local Growth Fund, we have been meeting with planning agents and their consultants on a regular basis to discuss options for the former power station site.

“At this stage there is no formal pre-application submission or planning application, but we understand that an application is likely to be submitted in the next few months.”

The 32-acre site has remained derelict since the power

station was demolished in the early 1990s.

One of the main issues which has stalled development at the site is a 150,000 ton concrete cap which supported the turbine and boiler house and chimneys.

The borough had been told it would cost millions to remove and fears have been raised that this could make it too costly to develop.

But thanks to this funding, plans to build more than 1,000 homes on the site can finally be delivered.

In November 2015 developers Gallaghers/Lands Improvement Holdings withdrew its application for a mixed use development on the site – which included 1,350 new homes – claiming the scheme was “unviable”.

As well as the homes, previous plans included a new public quay, food store, care home, retail and commercial unit.