PLANS have been submitted to build 67 houses on the edge of a Dorset village.
Wyatt Homes submitted a full planning application for two parcels of land at Back Lane and North Street in Bere Regis – both of which have been allocated in the Bere Regis neighbourhood plan.
Wyatt Homes was selected by land owner Charborough Estate as the preferred developer after the two sites went on the market in 2022, with Wyatt Homes hosting a public consultation event to hear residents’ views on the plans.
The plans would see 52 homes built on land at Back Lane and 15 houses at land at North Street with 20 affordable homes at Back Lane and six at North Street.
Most of the houses would be three bed and two bed, with the inclusion of some one and two bed apartments.
Masterplan for Back Lane Picture: Chapman Lily Planning
A new vehicular access to the Back Lane site is proposed via West Street in the form of a new give‐way junction. Vehicular access will be achieved to the North Street Site via a give way junction directly on to North Street.
158 car parking spaces are included in the plans, along with a suitable alternative natural greenspace (SANG) which would provide a recreational open space for residents.
The proposed SANG would include walking routes, wildlife meadows and areas of woodland.
Masterplan for North Lane Picture: Chapman Lily Planning
One resident who commented on the plans has pointed to the lack of infrastructure in the village.
They said: “Very simply there is not the infrastructure in the village to support this many new homes.
“There is not enough shops. Only one school and a small doctors surgery and this amount of new homes would put a severe strain on this service.
“This development would also affect the landscape that surrounds the village and environment.
“Bere Regis is a village that has embarked on a extensive project of re wilding and building on green spaces around the village is not in keeping with this.”
The application reads: “The proposed dwellings would make efficient use of allocated sites and would be located in a sustainable location, supporting the local economy, as confirmed previously by Dorset Council.
“The proposal would benefit the economy through construction and additional footfall of future occupants which would support the local economy through their expenditure.”
It added: “The proposed SANG would provide easily accessible open space green space, whilst public access would be gained from a various different type of users, therefore would deliver a valuable community resource contributing towards the health and wellbeing of the local and wider community.”
To view the plans, log on to dorsetcouncil.gov.uk and search planning reference P/FUL/2024/05032.
This is a completely useless development the drainage system is already overloaded with Wessex Water continuially having blockage,s in the current pumping station with roads blocked with tankers and workmen trying to deal with problems wgen the drainage was installed in 1968 it was never intended to cope with the amount of extra housing that came after it was installed i worked on this scheme for Tilbury Maidmentb main contractors most of it only 4inch and six inch diameter pipes with cement asbestos pipes that were popular in those days now past their lifespan and in need of replacement before Drax gets permision for that huge amount of housing to be built and what is the finnacial benifit to the village that needs new village hall new play ground for children these should be offered as an incentive for people to support and another school big enough to cater for the extra children i have been a resident of Bere Regis for seventy three years and have witnessed the demiss of all the dairy farms Mays wood being the farm i grew up on and was the last dairyman working for Mr Alan Harding who was the owner at that time Wild Woodbury another wasted farm what Bere Regis needs is some industry Bedford & Jesty employed nearly everybody in the village at onetime now just a load of weeds growing instead of food to feed the nation as is Mays Wood plenty of space,s to walk so we don,t need wyatts Home field which is only a way of cheaper build by keeping waste on site building screening bunds at the last parish meeting two people from wyatt Home,s were there nobody informed the village else i would have gone and put my views to them kept that one quiet