Harry J Palmer News

Towards the end of this year we will be commencing construction of a unique development of five houses in Shaftesbury. Located at the top of St John's Hill in Bimport, the site enjoys a quiet location within level walking distance of the town centre.

Each of the five houses will enjoy spectacular views across the Blackmore Vale from this ancient Saxon hilltop town.

Harry J Palmer enter into one of the UK's first-ever formal management agreements to protect a bat roost.

In order to secure planning for our development at Horton Fields, the Company entered into one of the UK's first-ever formal management agreements to protect a bat roost.

Preliminary surveys showed that one of the three barns has been a roost for three bat species (Natterers', Pipistrelle and brown long-eared).  The Management Agreement between ourselves and the Dorset Bat Group was required in order to secure planning for the site.

As a result, a bat roost is to be created at the end of one of the barns, and in cooperation with the house owner it's use will be monitored.

The Agreement has been groundbreaking and required consultation between our planning consultants Terence O'Rourke, English Nature, the Bat Conservation Trust and the Dorset Wildlife Trust.