Folks

We are looking at providing a new shooting range complex/target sports centre of excellence outside the town of Charmouth. This will provide much needed quality facilities for us here in the SW.

It will be usable for Air Rifle/Pistol, C/F & R/F rifle and pistol (inc Black Powder), as well as Olympic and Field Archery.

It is expected to provide a 60m indoor gallery range facility with at least six firing points. (fully sound proofed)
A 100m indoor range with at least six firing points. (fully sound proofed)
A cafeteria and training/function rooms. Gun shop & Armoury.
Woodland Field target course for Air Rifle and Archery usage + 100m outdoor archery range.

All of this bookable on a pay to use basis!

http://webapps.westdorset-dc.g...set+District+Council

Clicking the 'Submit Comment' button will allow you to have your say!

Naturally, we would be very grateful for all and any support. Please ensure your response is clear and covers the potential worries of security and most importantly, noise effect, as well as indicating the benefits to the local area!

Our thanks for those of you who have already submitted letters of support - please do write again online, as this is the last barrier we need to overcome before commencing the build!

Many thanks in advance for your assistance in this matter.

Ian Farrington

Ian... are you personally involved in this project?

Oh Yes, yes, yes!

I will undoubtedly be helping with the construction, and eventually making use of the same.

The guy who owns the grounds is not a member here, and thus not in a position to post to AR regarding the planning.

Many thanks to those who have PM'd their support, all and any positive comments to the planning department are very welcome.

Rgds Ian

Rgds Ian

Ian I have sent off a few remarks but they are not appearing on the website, is this a local thing, for local people?

A

Done..
Hope it goes through!

The word is that all submissions will be uploaded to the website tomorrow (Thurs) morning.

I have a sneaking suspicion that it will be well supported!

Rgds and thanks to all.

Rgds Ian

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Originally posted by Ghubert:
is this a local thing, for local people?

Ghubert
If you've ever been to that part of the world, you'll know it will be a "local range for local people.."

Hah!

He came down here and still bears the scars!

Folks, thanks for your responses to the planning site - it is looking very positive!

Rgds Ian

OK so which of you put 303 Enfield Road Winchester as an address?

Hi Ian, what would be the ME restrictions on the indoor 100m CF lanes?. Good luck with the project. Regards.

What stage are you people at with this?, I'ts always good to keep up with Ranges coming into being or being lost. Steve.

They wrote back offering the opportunity to speak for 3 Minutes at a planning meeting due to be held very soon.
Not a done deal yet.

I naturally put myself forward to speak to the planning committee, but have not yet had the courtesy of a response.

Will you be speaking Dave?

Good luck Ian, hope it goes well.

3 short minutes isn't even enough for Ghubert to get warmed up, let alone deliver a proper homily!

quote:

Originally posted by Ghubert:
I naturally put myself forward to speak to the planning committee, but have not yet had the courtesy of a response.

Will you be speaking Dave?

Alas, the date clashes with my planned trip to Lithuania.
Given the difficult choice between sitting in on a planning meeting waiting to deliver my threepenny worth and ambushing some unsuspecting boar, after much soul-searching and a phone call to Ian, I decided that my written contribution would have to stand for me and so I chose the Boar

quote:

Originally posted by Trapper Dave:

quote:

Originally posted by Ghubert:
I naturally put myself forward to speak to the planning committee, but have not yet had the courtesy of a response.

Will you be speaking Dave?

Alas, the date clashes with my planned trip to Lithuania.
Given the difficult choice between sitting in on a planning meeting waiting to deliver my threepenny worth and ambushing some unsuspecting boar, after much soul-searching and a phone call to Ian, I decided that my written contribution would have to stand for me and so I chose the Boar

Coward.....


Gret news about the boar trip!

Plenty of photos and write-up of your usual calibre are expected my good man!

ATB,

Amir

quote:

Originally posted by Ghubert:

quote:

Originally posted by Trapper Dave:

quote:

Originally posted by Ghubert:
I naturally put myself forward to speak to the planning committee, but have not yet had the courtesy of a response.

Will you be speaking Dave?

Alas, the date clashes with my planned trip to Lithuania.
Given the difficult choice between sitting in on a planning meeting waiting to deliver my threepenny worth and ambushing some unsuspecting boar, after much soul-searching and a phone call to Ian, I decided that my written contribution would have to stand for me and so I chose the Boar

Coward.....


Gret news about the boar trip!

Plenty of photos and write-up of your usual calibre are expected my good man!

ATB,

Amir

Coward????
Moi????

Are you suggesting that a Committee of Town Planners are scarier than a Sounder of Wild Boar?

Tell you what: You hunt the Planners, I'll hunt the Boar and we'll compare tusks and dentures afterwards

quote:

Originally posted by IanF:
Hah!

He came down here and still bears the scars!

Folks, thanks for your responses to the planning site - it is looking very positive!

Rgds Ian

Ian

I had a quick look at the submitted responses.

Not many of the unsolicited local responses appear to support the proposal. Where as the non resident, non local ones seem to love it.

Do local planning authorities pay any heed to non local, non resident responses? Would there not be grounds for appeal by those opposed to the scheme if they did?

I had a letter from West Dorset District Council today which says that the application was approved!
Good news I'm sure for all shooters in the area.

A copy of the decision notice can be viewed on: www.dorsetforyou.com/planning