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Steel firm on course for house move

Source: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/

Steelwork contract John Reid & Sons has secured local authority planning approval for the construction of 167 homes on its four-acre site in Christchurch, Dorset.Reid is planning to build housing on its current site and move to a new facility to be built near Bournemouth Airport.Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead for the residential scheme. Reid is now marketing the site for a developer to build the homes after it relocates.A separate planning application for the proposed new site near Bournemouth Airport has also been lodged with the council and is due to be decided.The outline plans approved by the committee included a mix of two- and three-bedroom houses plus one- and two-bedroom flats plus car parking.