A PLANNING application has been submitted to replace the existing roof of a Wimborne community centre.

Dorset Council wants to replace the roof of the Allendale Community Centre in Hanham Road, Wimborne.

The application says: “The proposal for the Allendale Centre is to add a new roof to the existing building.

“The existing flat roof needs constant maintenance and the solution shown in the proposal will guarantee water proofing to the building and also allowing covered areas around the main entrances.

“The electrical works involve provision of external lighting of the area covered by the overhang, the arrangement of these will be complimented by existing wall mounted external lighting.

“The overhang of the new roof will minimise the upward light pollution from the existing wall mounted luminaires.

“The building currently has a lighting protection system of which the existing air termination networks is compiled of a series of surface mounted copper tapes routed along the parapet walls at the perimeter of the existing building, bonding to plant and other metal elements on the existing roof also exist.

“We propose to adapt the existing lighting protection system to utilise the metal roof covering of the new roof as the air termination network by bonding existing down conductors to the new roof covering.

“Where mechanical installations transit through the new roof structure to above these elements will be bonded back to the down conductor network direct as well as locally to the new roof metal structure.”

The roof, currently made of single layer membrane, will be replaced with a “euroclad system”.

Surface water will be disposed via soakaway, the planning application said.

A public notice regarding the application said: “You can see the application online by visiting the council’s website www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/planning or at the Dorset Council offices, during normal working hours.

“To make comments about this application you can use the online link on the above web page, or write to the council at Dorset Council, Allenview House, Hanham Road, Wimborne BH21 1AJ.

“Your comments must be received within 21 days of the date of this site notice, quoting the application number. We will publish your comments on the Council’s website.”