West Dorset District Council Archives

West Dorset uses CLTs to tackle affordable housing need

|Date: 4 July, 2018

West Dorset uses CLTs to tackle affordable housing need

West Dorset District Council is tackling affordable housing need in the countryside with the use of commu ...

West Dorset District Council is tackling affordable housing need in the countryside with the use of community land trusts (CLTs). It currently has 10 of these schemes completed or in the planning stag ...

4 July, 2018
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Stonewater village scheme to provide 36 affordable homes in Mosterton

|Date: 7 June, 2018

Stonewater village scheme to provide 36 affordable homes in Mosterton

A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction on 36 much-needed affordable Stonewater home ...

A turf cutting ceremony has marked the start of construction on 36 much-needed affordable Stonewater homes for local people in Mosterton Village near Beaminster. The new development of 28 houses and e ...

7 June, 2018
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Councils support Oliver Letwin’s housing review

|Date: 7 February, 2018

Councils support Oliver Letwin’s housing review

Councils in Dorset have contributed a local perspective to West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin’s review of build ...

Councils in Dorset have contributed a local perspective to West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin’s review of build-out rates on large housing sites. Members and officers from West Dorset District Council, Nort ...

7 February, 2018
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Open house celebrations for West Dorset community land trust projects

|Date: 2 January, 2018

Open house celebrations for West Dorset community land trust projects

More than 50 people attended the celebration of community land trust projects in West Dorset, which inclu ...

More than 50 people attended the celebration of community land trust projects in West Dorset, which included visits to Symene, Lyme Regis and Marshwood developments. West Dorset District Council has 1 ...

2 January, 2018
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New campaign launched to tackle housing crisis

|Date: 6 December, 2017

New campaign launched to tackle housing crisis

A new campaign has been launched in north, south and west Dorset to tackle the housing crisis with a targ ...

A new campaign has been launched in north, south and west Dorset to tackle the housing crisis with a target of 20,000 new homes by 2033. North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and ...

6 December, 2017
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Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

|Date: 16 November, 2017

Stonewater completes five-year affordable housebuilding programme in Poundbury

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The eve ...

Stonewater have completed the final phase of affordable homes in Poundbury’s North East Quadrant. The event marks the social housing provider’s completion of a five-year housebuilding programme which ...

16 November, 2017
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