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Vivienz's blog on a contemporary new build in north Dorset.  Hopefully.

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Blackmore House it is

Another bit of positive news - our request to change the name of the new (replacement) house to Blackmore House has been approved.  OH is pleased, but I'm still resisting on the doorbell tune.

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• vivienz
• January 15, 20188 yr

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Good news

To say I'm thrilled is an understatement.  Our architect gave me a call this afternoon to say that planning permission has been granted and with no changes to what we submitted.  I was fully prepared for the worst and even had a plan B in place so that we could deal with the summer bat roost in the roof of the existing bungalow before it becomes active again at the end of spring, so I can set aside that bit of scheming now.   I had some concern that the planning officer would object to

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• vivienz
• January 11, 20188 yr

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The name

I thought it would be timely to get a blog started on our proposed new build in north Dorset as I'm eagerly (driving me nuts) anticipating the decision on our planning permission which is due on Thursday.  That said, it may well be a damp squib as little that comes out of North Dorset Council is on time, apart from the direct debit requests for council tax.   So let's deal with the proposed name of the new build as here lies something I don't talk about too much in public.  If you take

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• vivienz
• January 8, 20188 yr