August 2025
Dorset Council published their “Local Plan Options Consultation”.
Consultation open for comment from 18th August 2025 to 13th October 2025.
In the consultation’s Appendix A, seven sites in the Broadmayne/West Knighton area identified as “Opportunity Sites for Housing” which together could accommodate an estimated total of around 1,170 homes.
Dorset Council’s introduction to the consultation document:
1.1.1. This consultation document sets out opportunities for meeting the development
needs of the Dorset Council area over the next 17 years.1 It will help form the
Dorset Council Local Plan which will be used when making planning decisions
in Dorset.
1.1.2. The Local Plan will be Dorset Council’s response to the Government’s
commitment to addressing the shortage of housing, to enable economic growth
and deliver essential infrastructure to enable this growth. It will also set out how
planning decisions will seek to conserve and enhance the environment,
including measures to address climate change.
1.1.3. We are seeking feedback on the identified opportunities to help us prepare for
the next round of the local plan production process.
Useful links:
The Local Plan within the bigger picture Dorset is changing – Dorset Council
The consultation document Dorset Council Local Plan Options Consultation August 2025
Appendix A Opportunity Sites for Housing Dorset Council Local Plan consultation August 2025 – Appendix A: Opportunity sites for housing