Poundbury, Dorset: Development Brief (December 2006); New Community Hall

Well worth another read (pdf) eight years on

Community Hall Plans

13.2 The Brownsword Hall in Pummery Square, on Phase 1 of the development, is successfully meeting the needs of the early phases of development but a larger hall will be needed for the additional population in future. This was emphasised during early public consultation on the development brief.

The additional hall should be located so that it is within easy walking distance for as many residents as possible. It should include a main hall sufficiently large to accommodate 300 people, and should
include a range of rooms of varying sizes so as to enable flexible use. The main hall should be capable of accommodating a range of community uses, which could include performances by amateur or touring theatre or music groups. It is therefore important that the design takes into account the special technical requirements (acoustics etc) necessary for performance. The potential for accommodating the hall in the central square, or as a shared facility (for example with the new school) is outlined in paragraph 4.6.


When will it be built? Not before 2020?