RIVAL plans to a controversially approved scheme to transform a derelict bungalow into flats has been tabled.
Last year plans to replace a Poole home with two five-storey blocks of flats were approved despite criticism from residents in and around Crichel Mount Road regarding their size.
More than 40 letters of objection were submitted to BCP Council, including one from Deborah Pulis, the wife of former AFC Bournemouth player and manager Tony Pulis, who called for a more “modest” development.
Separate plans have now been submitted by planner Evans & Traves on behalf of developer Tullulah Estates Ltd to build a smaller single flat block comprised of 11 apartments with associated car and cycle parking.
The site, at 10 Crichel Mount Road in Lilliput, has a view of the harbour and was previously occupied by a derelict bungalow until its demolition. Following this, and despite the previous plans being approved, the site has sat cordoned off and empty for more than a year.
The newest rival proposals outline several differences to the previously approved scheme which developers say are “improvements”.
These include a reduction in the number of units by three, an increased distance of separation with neighbours, a reduced visual impact on the streetscene, the removal of car lift to reduce noise, reduced car parking and improved energy efficiency among others.
Despite the reduced car parking pledge, the 22 spaces offered still equates roughly to two per apartment and are comprised of 16 basement spaces, two disabled as well as four visitor surface spaces.
Two-and-a-half floors of accommodation will be below the current ground levels of the neighbouring 9 Crichel Mount Road – housing mostly two-bedroom apartments.
In its planning statement, developers said: “The design review of the site has resulted in a single building, with a ramped access to the basement. Whilst it is acknowledged that the proposal is for fewer residential units it is considered that, given the pressure to now provide more adaptable internal spaces in providing home office spaces, the number of units still makes optimal use of the site.”
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