Dorset Council generates over £6 million in sales from Council Farms Estate portfolio

Between 2014 and 2024, Dorset Council made £6,678,700 from the sale of whole farms, parcels of land and residential properties within its portfolio of council owned farms

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Dorset Council generates over £6 million in sales from Council Farms Estate portfolio

Dorset Council has revealed it made over £6 million from sales within its council owned farm portfoilo during the space of a 10 year period. In a Freedom of Information Request submitted by Farmers...

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