The Sarasota Commission of 2021 approving a massive development near North Port
Winchester Ranch plan for 9,000 homes advances in Sarasota County Timothy Fanning Sarasota Herald-Tribune April 21, 2021 Updated April 22, 2021, 11:45 a.m. ET Keep Watching 5 SARASOTA COUNTY – A blueprint for a massive development along River Road that will, in the coming decades, pave the way for nearly 9,000 new homes in south Sarasota County began to emerge Wednesday. In a series of votes, Sarasota County commissioners unanimously approved a plan for Winchester Ranch, the proposed development on 3,600 acres of mostly rural land south and west of the city of North Port. The proposed plan by Winchester Florida Ranch LLLP, which should take about 55 years to build out, is the southern extension of, and will be integrated into, the existing West Villages development, now known as Wellen Park. Commissioners OK’d what’s called a Critical Area Plan, which serves as a master development road map for Winchester Ranch. It’s the first step in what’s expect...