Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset

Introduction

Poundbury has been built on Duchy of Cornwall owned land on the outskirts of the county town of Dorchester. Prince Charles, the head of the Duchy, has since built his vision of a sustainable community, with many other new developments following several of his ideas and methods in their own designs.

The suburb feels very different to other areas of Dorchester, therefore allowing comparisons of variables such as housing and environmental quality between different areas of the town.

Poundbury is an excellent location for studying the application of sustainable concepts in an urban setting. It works well for GCSE and for A level NEA investigations.

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