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Singer's former seaside home set for revamp

Trevor BevinsLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageN Chadwick / Geograph The view across Hive Beach car park towards Hive Beach Cafe, with the white Victorian house and the Seaside Boarding House guesthouse on the low cliffs beyond. The car park in the foreground is full of cars. To the left is the beach and the sandstone cliffs that gradually rise up into the distance. The beach cafe sits below the Victorian buildings on the edge of the car park and is a low single-storey building with a green-covered outdoor seating area.N Chadwick / Geograph
The Victorian house stands between the Seaside Boarding House and Hive Beach Cafe

A seaside home previously owned by Billy Bragg is to be revamped with a cinema, gym and outdoor kitchen.

The Victorian property at Burton Bradstock, Dorset, was sold by the singer in March 2021.

The owners say the changes will make the property, which is next to the Seaside Boarding House and Hive Beach, more sympathetic to its surroundings.

The changes also include the demolition of an indoor pool building which will reduce the size of the five-bedroom home.

News imageBarton Olivers / NPA Visuals A CGI image of how the finished house would look from the beach. A glass covered extension wraps around the ground floor of the house which stands at the top of a grassy slope. About half a dozen people are walking on the beach in the foreground.Barton Olivers / NPA Visuals
The planning agent said the revamp would be "sympathetic to the coastal environment"

Many of the previous changes were made by Bragg and his partner who bought the 25-room property in 1999.

The planning agent's submission to Dorset Council said: "The proposal will significantly improve this residence, giving it a more contemporary character, sympathetic to the coastal environment and neighbouring buildings."

Both the parish council and a neighbour supported the changes, with the parish council asking for consideration to be given to traffic during the construction phase.

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