A new planned development is proposed along Old Dixie Highway

Charles Brooker has filed to establish a Suburban Planned Development, called the Old Dixie Highway SPD, on land in the Old Dixie Highway area southwest of Lakeland. It's being handled by Polk County as a Review Level 3 case.

The records confirm the application type and that it's a planned development, but they do not spell out what would actually be built there — the number of homes, the mix of uses, or any timeline is not yet public. The case cleared its Development Review Committee step on March 26, 2026, and is set to go before the Planning Commission on June 3, 2026.