The Covid pandemic has had a number of unexpected consequences and one of these is that the construction and DIY industry is booming. Dorset Council’s planning services have seen a large rise in the number of applications they have received.
A local community has taken a significant step closer to having greater influence over planning decisions in their area. A final version of the Charmouth Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted to the council for examination.
Dorset Council and local parishes are calling for more national action to ensure the county’s most rural areas do not get left behind in the digital age. The authorities were responding to the government’s ‘call for evidence’ on how ‘very hard to reach’ areas cannot access good broadband. Although 96% of Dorset can get superfast… Read more Dorset calls for more government action to bring better broadband to remote rural areas
