Langton Matravers Housing Needs Survey

Overview

Langton Matravers CLT (LMCLT) has been working with the National Trust and Aster to bring forward a piece of land at Capston Field for affordable rented housing for residents with a local connection. This site was revealed at the LMCLT public meeting held on the 18th of July 2024 and was supported by those that attended.

LMCLT are preparing to submit a planning application for the site and the village will have an opportunity to comment before submission. To help with this, the survey will gather evidence of what support there is for affordable housing for the local community.

Langton Matravers Parish Council have been consulted on the survey and support was given to carry out the survey at the Parish Council meeting on the 14th of August 2025.

This survey can be completed by all residents and anyone with a local connection to the parish, regardless of their housing situation.

A local connection means you or your family live or have lived in Langton Matravers Parish, or you currently work more than 16 hours a week in the Parish.

This survey should take between 5 and 15 minutes to complete.

If you’d prefer to complete a paper copy of the housing needs survey, you can click here to download it. Once filled in, please pop in an envelope marked 'Housing Needs Survey - Confidential' and drop it off at the following locations:

Langton Matravers Parish Council
1 High Street
Swanage
BH19 3EU

The Kings Arms
27 High Street
Langton Matravers
BH19 3HA

Langton Matravers Village Hall
59 High Street
Langton Matravers
BH19 3HA

Or, you can post it to:

Housing Enabling Team
Dorset Council
County Hall
Colliton Park
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 1XJ

If you need help completing the survey or have any questions please email:
housingenabling@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or phone 01305 252442.

Why your views matter

The purpose of a housing needs survey is twofold. Firstly, to find out whether the community supports the idea of more affordable housing for residents of the parish. Secondly, to find out exactly who and how many people might need to return or be helped to stay in the community through access to affordable homes.

All responses will be kept confidential, but anonymised comments and reasons may be used in the survey report. https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/your-council/about-your-council/data-protection/data-protection