One of the final hurdles we have had to negotiate before we can start work on site took place on Thursday 15th November 2018 at the offices in Dorchester of The Dorset Councils Partnership (of which West Dorset District Council is now a partner), where members gathered to hear the outcome of the Phase 2 Planning Application that had been first put …
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Latest Exciting News for Interested Enquirers!! We have at last begun the process of building the affordable neighbourhood of sustainable eco-homes that has been in the planning stages for so long. The first phase of off-plan houses and flats are being released in a few weeks time for leasehold purchase at 80% of open market value, and members …
We are so happy to have Bournemouth Churches as our new housing association partner. Getting development partners on board was the next challenge for Bridport Cohousing. We had the first phase of the land and access to it, the plans and the planning permission, huge support from the local authorities, friends, family and the community and a …
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We are delighted to say that our loan offer was over-subscribed and has enabled us to proceed with the purchase of Phase 1 land. The access agreement with the Dorset NHS Trust was finally approved by the Department of Health just days before our option to purchase the land ran out. This caused much anxiety for members because we could not have …
Our last big news was that we had paid the deposit for the purchase of the site of our cohousing scheme. With the site access agreed with the NHS Trust, we now need to fund the purchase of the land. To achieve this we have launched a Loan Offer Prospectus, inviting members, friends and supporters of Bridport Cohousing, and their friends, who …
Bridport Cohousing CLT has an option to purchase the western part of the site in which we plan to develop our cohousing neighbourhood; this is our phase 1. We also have an option to purchase the remaining part of the site, phase 2, when planning permission has been granted. Having been granted Planning Permission on phase 1, in order to …
