Burton Vale will be a high quality, sustainable, and welcoming place, for both existing and future residents of Wool.

The Burton Vale Partnership recognises the importance of designing and creating a development that highlights the built character of Giddy Green and Wool, as well as protecting the identity of Wool as a sustainably-linked settlement. As confirmed in the Wool Neighbourhood Plan (made January 2025), these character areas are different, so careful design is required. The project team therefore presented the proposed development to an independent professional design review panel - led by Design West.

The landowners behind the Burton Vale Partnership have been promoting this site over a number of years as part of the Purbeck Local Plan Process, that provides the spatial plan for the area. 

The site was allocated for development within the Purbeck Local Plan (adopted 2024) under Policy H5, and it is now proposed to bring the land forward.

Technical surveys and professional reports have been commissioned to carefully address concerns and planning constraints that may arise from the development.

The Burton Vale Partnership have engaged with Dorset Council at multiple meetings and pre-application discussions to shape the development to suit local needs. The development would help address Dorset Council's housing shortfall and boost public transport opportunities for new residents. There is an opportunity to improve access to the open space on site as well as to the new Sustainable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) to the south.