The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the conservation of Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems.
Dorset Council and Wareham Town Council are pleased to share that a new, rapid, electric vehicle charge point installed in Howards Lane Car Park, Wareham, is now live. The new charge point is contactless, so users can plug in and charge simply by tapping their payment card. It has been installed as part of Dorset… Read more New electric vehicle charge point goes live in Wareham
A consultation has started by Dorset Council on a new Dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
A new development of affordable housing created for the local community has been handed over to the residents of Spyway Orchard, Langton Matravers.
Volunteers, staff, funders and partners recently gathered at Durlston Castle to celebrate the completion of the Durlston Pleasure Grounds Project.
Dorset’s future as a place to do digital business will be showcased when local companies and industry leaders come to the Festival of the Future. They will be speaking at the at the Dorset Innovation Park in Winfrith on Wednesday 12 October, when the festival highlights the career opportunities in the digital sector. The event… Read more Festival to show Dorset is a place to do digital business
Dorset Council’s Cabinet will consider a report next week that sets out a revised timeline to produce the new Dorset Council Local Plan.
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.
The latest information about the future of the former middle school site in Wareham will be shared with residents at a Purbeck Gateway engagement event, led by Dorset Council, next month.
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.
Plans to build new affordable homes for people with care and support needs on the site of a former school will be decided at Cabinet next week. The development for the 1.6 hectare site at Worgret Road, Wareham, is part of Purbeck Gateway: a scheme which will provide homes, care and jobs for the local… Read more Dorset Council Cabinet to consider plans for Purbeck Gateway development
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 is opening a further, limited, consultation on two revised policies of the Purbeck Local Plan. It will start on 6 December for seven weeks.
The comments that were received during the first consultation of the Draft Dorset Council Local Plan have been published on the council’s website.
The Wareham community is just one step away from having an approved neighbourhood plan for its area.
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.
Work is about to get underway to install seven cattle grids at RSPB Arne as part of an exciting Purbeck Heaths grazing project.
This week, residents of a pioneering Dorset Council scheme for adults in social care – a first of its kind in the United Kingdom – are celebrating one year of living independently.
Camp Bestival is returning to Lulworth Castle this coming weekend, (30 & 31 July and 1 August) after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.
Large inter-agency group works together on measures to improve water safety.
An ambitious Defence building programme at the heart of Dorset, dedicated to the pursuit of innovation, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the first building at the site.
Dorset Council’s Durlston Country Park in Swanage has received a grant of £35,400 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen.
Councillors on Dorset Council’s Cabinet have discussed recommendations at its meeting on 6 April and have agreed to continue looking at the orders for the banning of disposable BBQs on Dorset land in high fire risk areas across Dorset. These will come into force at a later date.
Signage featuring fun and friendly wildlife characters will soon be seen on Dorset’s verges. The signage will feature a range of characters including bumble bee, mouse, grass snake, hedgehog and grasshopper. The messages on the signs will explain how we are managing that particular verge and thank people for taking their rubbish home.
Cllr David Walsh, Portfolio Holder for planning, said “It has come to my attention that leaflets are circulating around Swanage regarding The Dorset Council Local Plan’s proposal for a Gypsy and Traveller site on Land at Washpond Lane and Ulwell Road. While we welcome residents raising awareness of the Dorset Local Plan and the opportunity… Read more A statement from Dorset Council about the leaflets circulation Swanage
A consultation on the Dorset Council Local Plan begins on 18 January and will last until 15 March. Once adopted, the Local Plan will guide decisions on planning applications in Dorset until 2038.
A local community has taken a significant step closer to having greater influence over planning decisions in their area. A final version of the Wareham Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted to the council for examination. The plan has been drawn up by local people, and agreed by the town council, who feel confident that the… Read more Community a step closer to agreeing neighbourhood plan
This time of year is all about kindness and giving and no one has embodied this more than Gracie-Leigh, a 6 year old pupil from Swanage Primary School. When asked to make a list for Father Christmas, Gracie-Leigh asked for her presents to be given to sick and disabled children in Dorset. A member of… Read more Dorset school pupil’s Christmas toy donation
A consultation on the draft Dorset Council Local Plan will start on 18 January 2021. Once adopted, the Local Plan will guide decisions on planning applications in Dorset for the next 15 years. The draft Dorset Council Local Plan will be discussed at next week’s Cabinet meeting. View the papers and the Dorset Council Local… Read more Have your say on Dorset Council’s Local plan
