A TOWER block in Bournemouth is to get new cladding due to post-Grenfell building regulations.

Sovereign Housing Association has won approval from the council to replace the cladding at Westbourne Heights in Prince of Wales Road.

The new cladding will be made of a thicker material but will outwardly resemble the existing structure.

A report by planning officer Simon Gould says: "Due to recent changes in building regulations in respect of health and safety concerns regarding cladding on blocks of flats the applicants have stated that the existing cladding needs to be replaced with a new product.

"The applicant states that the colour and finish of the new cladding will be very similar and replicate that of the existing building.

"The only change will be the thickness of the new cladding which is slightly thicker than the existing cladding."

Numerous tower blocks across the country have had their cladding replaced after the Grenfell fire in London, which cost 72 lives.