Dorset Council is preparing a new Local Plan to guide development. The consultation looks at how the authority could meet development needs across the Dorset Council area and identifies opportunity sites for new homes, employment land and traveller sites. It…
The Annual General Meeting of the Burton Bradstock Community Land Trust will be held on Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 6.30pm in the Reading Room. Unfortunately there has been little or no progress in finding a suitable development site over…
Following the CLT’s annual general meeting in June 2024 we watched a presentation from Common Practice, the local architects who we have been working with while we seek a site to build affordable housing within Burton Bradstock. Jack Cardno described…
The CLT AGM will be held on Thursday 27 June 2024, at 6pm in the Village Hall.The meeting will be followed at 7pm by an open ‘drop-in’ session to view and discuss example drawings for an affordable housing scheme on…
While the search for a suitable site or a collection of smaller sites continues within the village, the CLT are working with local architects Common Practice on house designs, building techniques and exploring the options for delivering some much-needed affordable…
The CLT is working with Common Practice to discover the village's 'Spectacular Vernacular' Jack Cardno and Georgina Bowman are Common Practice. They are a Bridport based design workshop who make buildings, furniture and propositions about our local productive landscapes. But most important of…
The Community Land Trust Network has published its latest State of the CLT Sector report. Launched by the Secretary of State Michael Gove MP in Parliament, the report finds that industry partnerships could help communities to build at least 278,000 homes through…
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are being set up across the country to help provide affordable homes and services for local people. By forming a partnership with a Housing Association, the CLT can lead the housing project and generate a long-term…
Burton Bradstock Community Land Trust Chair Darren Batten explains why the village needs more affordable housing. "I grew up in Burton Bradstock, attended the village school and returned to the village after university. I bought my first little two bedroom…