A CAFE, adventure play area, beach and tennis courts have been approved for Osprey Island, part of the Silverlake development in a former quarry at Crossways.

The proposal includes garden plots and boat stores with landscaping and car parking.

The island will not have any holiday homes on it – with Osprey Island the central island for Deanesly Point and Dundas Bay which will offer leisure facilities.

Holiday homeowners purchasing a waterfront plot in Deanesly Point will have a private island garden plot included in their purchase, whilst other holiday homeowners in the area will have the opportunity to lease a leisure plot with the option to add a pergola or beach hut on the island.

The application can be viewed using the references provided, below, on the Dorset Council website.

P/RES/2024/03988 : Osprey Island Silverlake Crossways DT2 8WB. Reserved matters for the approval of the appearance, landscaping, layout and scale of the area named Osprey Island of the Silverlake development, comprising garden plots, a cafe/shop, toilets, bin and boat stores, adventure play area, beach, tennis court, and associated landscape and infrastructure including access roads and car parking in relation to Outline approval 1/D/13/001112. Granted.