A CAFE, adventure play area, beach and tennis courts have been approved for Osprey Island, part of the Silverlake development in a former quarry at Crossways.

The proposal includes garden plots and boat stores with landscaping and car parking.

The island will not have any holiday homes on it – with Osprey Island the central island for Deanesly Point and Dundas Bay which will offer leisure facilities.

Holiday homeowners purchasing a waterfront plot in Deanesly Point will have a private island garden plot included in their purchase, whilst other holiday homeowners in the area will have the opportunity to lease a leisure plot with the option to add a pergola or beach hut on the island.

The application, along with others in the Dorchester rural area, can be viewed using the references provided, below, on the Dorset Council website.

P/RES/2024/03988 : Osprey Island Silverlake Crossways DT2 8WB. Reserved matters for the approval of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the area named Osprey Island of the Silverlake development, comprising garden plots, a cafe/shop, toilets, bin and boat stores, adventure play area, beach, tennis court, and associated landscape and infrastructure including access roads and car parking in relation to Outline approval 1/D/13/001112. Granted.

P/PABA/2024/04661 : Sharnhill Green Bookham Lane Buckland Newton DT2 7DJ. Erection of steel portal framed agricultural building. Prior Approval Not Required.

P/CLP/2024/04098 : Home Farmhouse Warmwell Road Warmwell DT2 8HF. Certificate of Lawfulness to erect single storey rear extension. Granted.

P/FUL/2024/03060 : Rod Hill Dairy Rod Hill Lane Puddletown. Demolish existing building. Erect replacement agricultural building. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/03801 : 1 Church Hill View Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9SY. Erect single storey rear extension with roof lantern. Erect two storey rear extension with first floor extension over garage with Juliet balcony and roof lights to create self-contained annexe. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/03264 : 46 Main Street Broadmayne DT2 8ES. Erection of office/store and workshop. Granted.

P/PABA/2024/04663 : Pound Farm Old Sherborne Road Cerne Abbas DT2 7SJ.Erection of steel portal framed agricultural building. Prior Approval Not Required.

P/LBC/2024/03542 : Ivy Cottage The Square Cattistock DT2 0JD. External alterations to replace gutters and downpipe with case aluminium rainwater goods. Granted.

P/CLE/2024/03666 : Ananda Norden Lane Maiden Newton DT2 0BB. Retain use of part of barn for stationing a vehicle for residential purposes. Refused.

P/HOU/2024/03551 : Lower Muckleford House Main Road Muckleford DT2 9SW. Erect single storey lean-to extension, erect first floor extension and extend existing single storey extension. Granted.

P/LBC/2024/04239 : 6 East Street Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NX. Installation of flood resilience measures. Granted.

P/PAAF/2024/04310 : Grenville Farm Corscombe Dorchester DT2 0NP. Change of use of agricultural building to a flexible commercial use (Storage and Distribution (use class B8)). Prior Approval Granted.