Format
Full
City
Dorchester
Country
UK
Metro Area
Non-metropolitan
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Inner Suburban
Land Uses
Hotel
Industrial
Mixed Residential
Office
Open space
Planned Community
Retail
Senior Housing
Town Square
Keywords
Affordable housing
Historic preservation
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Traditional neighborhood development
Urban regeneration
Site Size
400
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1993
Date Opened
1994
Poundbury is a planned-unit development of rental and for-sale homes and apartments, offices, light industry, and retail. At buildout, the community will extend the urban boundaries of the historic market town of Dorchester by 400 acres (161.8 hectares) and increase its population from 15,000 to 20,000.
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Format
Full
City
Dorchester
Country
UK
Metro Area
Non-metropolitan
Project Type
Planned Community or Resort
Location Type
Inner Suburban
Land Uses
Hotel
Industrial
Mixed Residential
Office
Open space
Planned Community
Retail
Senior Housing
Town Square
Keywords
Affordable housing
Historic preservation
Public-private partnership
Sustainable development
Traditional neighborhood development
Urban regeneration
Site Size
400
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
1993
Date Opened
1994
Date Completed:
Case Study/Profile Type: DCS
Website: http://http://www.poundbury.info/
World Region: Europe
Developer(s): Duchy of Cornwall
Website (Dev.):
Designer(s): Leon Krier, A variety of British architecture firms were involved in designing the buildings at Poundbury.
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