Dorset Housing Needs Evidence Report

An independent report for Dorset CPRE shows that the Dorset Council and BCP Council
could be forced to plan for excessive numbers of new housing.

The Government’s Standard Method for assessing local housing need produces a figure of 4,458 dwellings per annum for Dorset, which is 47% higher than the 3,030 new houses required by the existing Local Plans and nearly 100% higher than recent rates of housing delivery.