A PROPOSED housing scheme in Turlin moor has advanced as project partners Atkins and Savills have been appointed.

A planning application for new housing next to Blandford Road will now be created.

BCP council consulted on a development brief for the site in 2017 - which is now allocated for housing in the Poole Local Plan and has since been awarded £3.8m of funding from Homes England to take the proposal for up to 400 new homes forward.

Site assessments and preliminary design work will be carried out in the coming weeks.

Then in September, there will be a pre-application consultation when the team will work with the local community and other stakeholders to explore options for the masterplan and choose a ‘preferred option’ for the site.

Councillor Kieron Wilson, portfolio holder for housing for BCP Council, said: “I’m pleased to see that plans are progressing for the Turlin Moor development.

“This scheme is essential in providing more, much needed housing for residents.

“We are working closely with Atkins and Savills to carry out the works required to prepare the planning application to be submitted in the autumn.

“An important part of this phase will be to work closely with the local community and ward councillors to help us to shape the final proposed scheme that goes forward for consideration.”

The planning application is due to be submitted in December and subject to planning permission work could start on site in June 2021.

For more information visit: www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/turlinmoor