SEVERAL large housing schemes in Dorchester and in nearby villages have been 'signed off' by Dorset Council, allowing development, where it has not already been started, to go ahead.

They include the lomng-running 80-home Broadmead development for affordable housing at Broadmayne, which had led to widespread objections.

This has now been agreed along with a temporary access road to the site which, once the development has finished, will become part of a parkland area.

Also given final decisions are more than 100 homes on what is known as the North West Quadrant at the Duchy's Poundbury estate – the consent tying up the details of the phase which has been talked about for several years.

In Crossways minor changes have been approved to a 140-home development off Frome Valley Road.

Also agreed is a minor change to remove one house from Phase 3 of the 195-home Dorchester Brewery development, another of the county town's larger housing schemes and, after a long wait of 5 years, approval for a proposal for 15 affordable homes on former tennis courts off West Walks.

P/VOC/2024/02021 – Phase 3 Brewery Site Weymouth Avenue Dorchester. Approval of reserved matters for appearance, landscaping, layout & scale of outline planning permission 1/D/13/000999 (195 units) – Amended scheme with variation of condition 1 of planning permission WD/D/18/002594 to omit 1no. dwelling (Plot 11 Bitter End).

P/RES/2022/01930: North West Quadrant Poundbury. Access, appearance, landscaping, layout & scale for 106no. dwellings & associated roads, drainage & other infrastructure – matters reserved for further approval by outline planning permission ref. 1/D/09/001363. Granted.

WD/D/20/001242 : FORMER TENNIS COURTS EAST OF, WEST WALKS, DORCHESTER. Erection of 15no. one-bedroom affordable flats, including one wheelchair accessible dwelling (revised scheme). Granted.

P/OUT/2021/05309: Land Adjacent Broadmead Broadmayne. Development of up to 80 residential dwellings, together with open space, allotments and enhanced drainage features (outline application – access only): Granted.

P/FUL/2021/05255: Land adjacent Broadmead Broadmayne. Change of use of agricultural land to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) and temporary formation of a construction haul road: Granted.

P/NMA/2024/02979: Land West of Frome Valley Road Crossways. Deletion of condition 1a to planning permission P/NMA/2023/04515 (Residential development of up to 140 residential dwellings (including up to 35% affordable housing) together with associated infrastructure, access onto Frome Valley Road, children's play space, landscaping and creation of a Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space ("SANGS") with variation of conditions 9 and 10 of planning permission WD/D/19/001447 – to amend the wording of the conditions. Granted.

P/FUL/2024/03231 : The Engine Room Restaurant Poundbury Gardens Peverell Avenue East Poundbury DT1 3RT. Erect extension to provide W.C facilities. Granted.

P/FUL/2022/04358 : Garage Land off Ackerman Road Dorchester DT1 1NZ. Erect 1 No. dwelling and create new vehicular and pedestrian access (demolish existing store). Granted.

P/FUL/2023/01364: 1A South Street Dorchester DT1 1BL. Erect second floor extension to form 2 No. dwellings: Granted..

P/HOU/2024/03241: 106 Weatherbury Way Dorchester DT1 2EG. Erect side and rear extension & loft conversion. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/03128: 41 Weatherbury Way Dorchester DT1 2ED. Erect single story front extension. Demolish conservatory and erect single storey rear extension. Granted.

P/FUL/2024/02931 : Moule House Trinity Street Dorchester DT1 1TT. Replacement flat roof deck structure. Granted.

P/VOC/2023/05853 : 47 Monmouth Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 2DE. Change of use and conversion of ground floor shop (Class E) to residential (Class C3). (With variation of Condition No. 1 of Planning Permission No. WD/D/19/001393 to amend the approved plans). Granted.

P/FUL/2023/00576 : 25 High East Street Dorchester DT1 1EZ. Part change of use of ground floor retail unit to a flat and work unit. Granted.