By Michael Taylor
Blackmore Vale
Construction of 90 new homes has started at Gillingham Lakes development in Gillingham - Pictures from Google/Taylor Wimpey THE construction of 90 new homes as part of a housing development in north Dorset has begun. Phase one of Taylor Wimpey Southern Counties development, Gillingham Lakes, has recently started after contracts for the first phase of the Gillingham site were completed in late December, with phase two contracts also exchanged. Phase one has detailed planning permission for 90 homes with 20 per cent of these allocated for affordable housing. Located off Addison Close, the upcoming development will consist of a range of two-to four-bedroom homes in a number of styles and provide buying opportunities for anyone looking to get onto the property ladder.