A local community has taken a significant step closer to having greater influence over planning decisions in their area. Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna parish council has submitted a new neighbourhood plan for examination.
A husband and wife from Bolton have been convicted for selling counterfeit goods at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in August 2022.
The bank of the River Stour bordering the A357, between the bridge and the turning to Sturminster Newton Mill, is slipping into the river. To prevent the road subsiding, we will be strengthening the riverbank this autumn 2023.
A Grade 2 Listed bridge on a busy road in north Dorset will be repaired this June.
A consultation has started by Dorset Council on a new Dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
Residents of Lower Winterborne have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.
A pledge to reduce Dorset Council’s dependence on bed and breakfast accommodation took a step closer thanks to an ambitious redevelopment of a former empty home in Blandford Forum.
Dorset Council has purchased 13 acres of land near Blandford to transform into a wildlife haven and is looking for volunteers to help plant trees and hedges. The land, which is currently arable fields and woodland, adjoins the Green Flag award winning Milldown Nature Reserve and North Dorset Trailway near Blandford. The aim of the… Read more Dorset Council to create new nature reserve
At Full Council on Thursday 20 October, Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment, gave an update on two matters in Sherborne. Kitt Hill I recognise how disruptive the closure and traffic light control has been for people wanting to use the A30 through Sherborne. After the wall forming part of the… Read more Updates on Kitt Hill and on Newell Junction improvement, Sherborne
Dorset Council’s Cabinet will consider a report next week that sets out a revised timeline to produce the new Dorset Council Local Plan.
Work to replace worn paving in a busy Dorset market town is progressing well and on track to finish this Autumn.
We love our historic structures in Dorset, but did you know that many lie under the road?
Earlier this year, the Leader of Council, Cllr Spencer Flower, set out his commitment to develop a new Dorset Council Local Plan that meets the needs and aspirations of the people of Dorset.
A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPOs) comes into force on 1 July that prevents people lighting fires, including BBQs, fireworks, lanterns, and campfires, in many public areas across Dorset.
Paving work around Blandford town centre will be left clean and tidy for half term and the long bank holiday weekend.
Work to build a new residential road in Gillingham is nearing completion.
Paving work will be restarting in Blandford town centre this month.
Dorset Council highway engineers have worked hard to limit the construction impacts of building the Principal Street in Gillingham.
Work is set to start to link an existing busy road in north Dorset to the new Principal Street in Gillingham.
Independent consultants have carried out an assessment of the housing needs of specific groups such as the elderly, those with disabilities and those who cannot afford market housing. During this work, the consultants also considered whether there are grounds to plan for alternative housing need figures in the Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)… Read more Housing need figures for Dorset reviewed
Dorset Council Licensing officers were pleased as a judge recently upheld their decision to strip a North Dorset man of his taxi driver’s licence.
A Gillingham footway/cycleway under reconstruction is set to be surfaced this week.
Dorset Highways paving works in Blandford are being put on hold to allow unforeseen utility work to be carried out.
The comments that were received during the first consultation of the Draft Dorset Council Local Plan have been published on the council’s website.
We will be transferring the planning and land charges information for the former East Dorset District Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the fifth phase of six to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
The construction industry has seen a huge surge during the pandemic. Homeowners with more cash in their pockets than normal are considering extensions or changes to their homes because working from home has become the future.
This summer, work will start on the construction of a new road to support the southern expansion of Gillingham, with preparations underway on site.
As part of the Government’s Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), Highways England will be assessing the current north-south connectivity between the M4 and south coast, with every north-south A road in scope.
Schoolchildren in Marnhull have been celebrating the opening of a new footbridge over the River Stour.
Councillors and officers at Dorset Council are celebrating after they recently completed the successful change of bin collection rounds in North Dorset.
