On or near West Street? Show the surveyor where a van could stop
Point out the spot at the survey. Corfe Castle Parish Council's highways wish list, written for Dorset Council Highways, says cars parked along West Street after the Hollands Close exit leave the road "single carriageway width, around a bend". The parish believes an ambulance can get through there, and that a fire engine may not.
- Parked cars. The parish says cars are parked along this stretch constantly.
- "Single carriageway width, around a bend." The parish's own words for what is left.
How it works
Three steps to a Corfe Castle price on paper
You see the whole price on paper first, then decide.
- Ring or the form
- Home or video survey
- Price on paper
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Outline the size of the move
Ring, or send the form with the postcode you are leaving, the one you are going to, the size of the move and a number to call.
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Point out the narrowest stairs
Walk the surveyor round in person or on a video call, then out to the road. Point out the narrowest stairs and doorways.
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Say yes once the price is on paper
West Street or Kingston, read the written price, then say yes or ask about it.
A whole house to move? Name the pieces that won't come down the stairs whole
Name at the survey each wardrobe or bed that will not go down the stairs whole, and it can be taken apart and put back together. Most homes here are houses. In the South East Purbeck ward, which takes in Corfe Castle, Kingston, Studland and the villages between them, only 35 of 1,839 households lived in a purpose-built block of flats at Census 2021. If the new home is not ready, the crew can move things into a storage unit you have arranged yourself, though storage itself is not offered.
Two bays the parish wants removed, at the Square and before the bend
The parish council's wish list asks Highways to remove one bay at the corner of West Street and the Square, so cars can pass, and the last bay before the sharp blind bend, so cars can get back to their own side first.
- The corner bay. At West Street and the Square, so passing cars have room.
- The last bay before the bend. So cars are back on their own side before the sharp blind bend.
The list is undated, and the file was uploaded in January 2024.
Questions
Is the parish list a rule, and is Kingston covered?
Rather ring?
Does the parish council's wish list change the rules on West Street?
No. It is a list of proposals the parish council sent to Dorset Council Highways, describing how the parish sees the street. A proposal on the list is not a rule.
Is Kingston covered as well as the village?
Yes. Kingston is in Corfe Castle parish, inside the area covered round Poole.
Will the floors and doors be covered at both homes?
Yes. Floors and doors are protected as standard, at the home you leave and the one you move into.
Sources for this page, read in November 2026:
- Corfe Castle Parish Council: Drop-down kerb, Parking and Traffic wish list (undated, uploaded January 2024)
- Office for National Statistics: Census 2021, accommodation type by ward (TS044), via the Nomis bulk download
- Dorset Council: review of polling districts and polling places, South East Purbeck ward
Two postcodes and the size of the move get the survey booked
Give the two postcodes and the size of the move, by phone or on the form, and the survey gets booked.