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.
Dorset Council is opening a further, limited, consultation on several revised policies and assessments of the Purbeck Local Plan. It will start on 10 November 2023 and last for six weeks.
Dorset Council has received notice from Powerfuel that they intend to appeal the council’s decision to refuse planning permission for an Energy Recovery Facility at Portland Port.
Residents of Lower Winterborne have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.
Dorset Council is currently consulting on several guidance documents on planning for climate change.
A summary of comments from the consultation of the draft Dorset Council Local Plan is now published.
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.
We are transferring the planning information for the former Dorset County Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the final sixth phase to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
Dorset Council is in the top 15% of over 400 local authority areas in the UK for renewable electricity generation.
The community could have a Neighbourhood Plan if residents give it the go ahead.
A Ferndown resident has been prosecuted for failing to comply with a Planning Enforcement Notice.
Dorset Council’s Planning Convergence and transformation project has reached an incredible milestone. It has completed the transfer of over four million documents in just over a year.
The community could have a Neighbourhood Plan if residents give it the go ahead.
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 has cleared the planning validation backlog. This means that planning applications are now being validated within a few days of receipt. The council’s planning transformation project has brought together planning data from five former district councils onto one planning database. This, combined with the introduction of more efficient processes, has enabled the team… Read more Council is making progress on planning applications
As COP26 continues, Dorset Council has sent letters to key members of central government calling for further help in tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency. The following summarises the key points within the correspondence.
Dorset Council will shortly begin demolition of the Pippins building in Wimborne.
Hi, I am Chris Lee, and I’m a planning policy officer working on the Local Plan for Dorset Council. I want share with you how we are seeking to locate development in the right places.
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.
Residents of Wimborne St.Giles, Colehill, Tincleton, West Knighton, West Stafford and Woodsford have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of three new Neighbourhood Plans.
The following statement was provided by Dorset Council chairman Cllr Val Pothecary at this evening’s (Thursday 15 July) Full Council meeting, regarding a petition submitted by the Save The Area North of Dorchester (STAND) group.
I’m Fiona King, Senior Communications Officer at Dorset Council. I’m leading on the communications for Dorset Council’s very first Local Plan.
Frances Summers gives us an insight into what planning in local government is all about…. Hi. I’m Frances. I am a senior planning policy officer working on the Dorset Council Local Plan. I want to share some insights into the fascinating world of planning.
We have finished transferring the planning information for the former Purbeck District Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the fourth phase of six to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
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.
Dorset Council has agreed a protocol that will allow Section 106 funds from developers to be transferred to town and parish councils and community groups to spend on agreed community facilities.
The consultation of the Dorset Council Local Plan has been scrutinised by a working group of elected councillors that is making sure that the project keeps to its objectives.
Seven local communities are just one step away from having adopted neighbourhood plans for their area.
A review of the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan has been submitted to the council for examination. The plan has been reviewed by local people, and agreed by the parish council, who feel confident that the plan reflects the hopes and views of the local community.
