Dorset County Museum buildings to be converted into homes

Two properties on Colliton Street in Dorchester are no longer needed

The buildings on the left of this picture will become houses again
Author: Trevor Bevins, Local Democracy ReporterPublished 29th Jul 2024

Two neglected buildings, which were used by the Dorset County Museum for storage and an office, are to be converted back to homes.

Planning consent has been granted by Dorset Council for new owners to change the use of 4 and 5 Colliton Street, to the rear of the Dorchester museum, into homes with the demolition of a lean-to extension.

The proposal will keep the cottage-style buildings largely in their traditional form, doing away with the existing peeling paintwork and corroded gutters and downpipes and re-installing a window at No 4 and a dormer window on No5 to match existing windows.

Additional windows and doors are planned to the rear of the buildings, both listed, which will not be visible from the street which lies within the town Conservation Area.

Dorchester Town Council had welcomed the proposals which they say will improve the street scene with a similar approval from the town’s Civic Society which said that any efforts to bring accommodation back into the area was to be welcomed.

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