One of Dorset Council’s key documents, the Housing Strategy, is a step closer to being adopted by the council. Today, the People and Health Overview Committee recommended it for approval to Cabinet.
A listed building on one of Dorset’s most iconic streets has been transformed and bought back into residential use, thanks to collaborative work between the owner and Dorset Council. The formerly derelict cottage on Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, featured in the renowned Hovis advert 50 years ago and has now been removed from the council’s… Read more ‘Hovis’ listed building brought back to former glory.
Dorset Council is calling on residents to get in touch if they can open their homes and hearts to people who have fled the war in Ukraine. So far, more than 400 households in Dorset have sponsored refugees as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, but we still need more. As the war sadly… Read more Could you offer a home to Ukrainian refugees in Dorset?
Construction of a residential road in north Dorset is complete, paving the way for new homes in south Gillingham.
A pledge to reduce Dorset Council’s dependence on bed and breakfast accommodation took a step closer thanks to an ambitious redevelopment of a former empty home in Blandford Forum.
Extensive works to renovate a long-term empty property in Blandford are nearing completion, to provide much needed accommodation and the chance for residents to make plans for the rest of their lives.
A landlord of a home with unsafe electrics has been issued with a significant financial penalty of £7,500 by Dorset Council.
Dorset Council is inviting private landlords to work in partnership with them to provide good quality accommodation for young people leaving the care of the council.
People most urgently in need of housing help from Dorset Council are being better prioritised with new single points of contact and a triage system.
A statement from the Leader of Dorset Council, Cllr Spencer Flower on the crisis in Ukraine:
Local Plans are a key component of the planning system. They shape how land use and places will change and develop in the future.
Dorset Council’s budget proposals for next financial year, 2022-23, prioritise the continued delivery of vital frontline services for residents.
Dorset Council has been awarded £98,000 of Government funding, after applying to a national competition, to improve the most poorly insulated rented homes in Dorset.
Dorset Council is urging private landlords and owners of second homes to come forward if they can provide suitable accommodation for the Afghan relocation scheme.
Dorset Council’s Cabinet agreed to adopt a new strategy to tackle the pressures of homelessness and rough sleeping in the area at their meeting today, Tuesday 27 July.
Changes to how residents can apply and be assessed for social housing in the Dorset Council area start today (19 July).
As COVID restrictions ease and government financial support reduces, Dorset residents are reminded to reach out for support if they are facing difficulty.
Dorset landlords and letting agents are invited to sign up for a free online training offer from Dorset Council this June.
Dorset Council has exceeded its target for providing new-build affordable housing in the county over the last 12 months.
On 29 March, Dorset Council completed the sale of the former North Dorset District Council Nordon site to Aster Communities Ltd. Detailed planning permission has already been granted and development is imminent. The development will be a mix of social rent and shared ownership homes, consisting of one-bedroom maisonettes alongside two, three and four bedroom-houses.
We are asking for feedback on our draft strategy to tackle the pressures of homelessness and rough sleeping.
The consultation on Dorset Council Local Plan ends on 15 March. The plan, once adopted, will guide decisions on planning applications in Dorset until 2038.
Dorset Council is highlighting the problem of long-term empty properties during Empty Homes Week, 15 – 21 February 2021.
Dorset Council has won funding from the government’s Next Steps to Accommodation programme to help tackle homelessness in the county.
On 24 May the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (MHCLG) announced that £161m would be made available in 2020/21 for 3,300 homes for rough sleepers in the next 12 months. A month later, it was announced that a further fund of £105m to enable local authorities to best support the nearly 15,000 people placed… Read more Dorset Council submits £1.2m bid to support housing for homeless households in the county
With possession hearings due to restart on 23 August, Dorset Council is urging people struggling to pay their mortgage or rent to seek help as soon as possible.
Our innovative relocatable social housing development in Wareham will start to welcome its first residents next week.
Dorset Council is drafting a new policy looking at how people access social housing in the area.
Dorset Council has been awarded nearly £500,000 of government funding to help tackle rough sleeping in the county.
On 28 January 2020, Dorset Council Cabinet members approved the 2020/21 Budget Strategy. The report will now to go Full Council on Tuesday 18 February for final approval. One of the approved initiatives relates to long-term empty properties seeing an increase in council tax premiums. Councillors approved in addition to existing premiums to: charge a… Read more Long-term empty property premiums to bring more empty homes back into use
