Land charges are back within the government guidelines
The time Dorset Council takes to complete land charge search requests is back to within ten working days.
Planning convergence and transformation April 2022
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.
Land charges search times halved
The amount of time Dorset Council is taking to complete land charges search requests has been more than halved since October. For the month of February, the average time to return a search was 26 working days compared to an average of 62 working days last October.
Project has transferred over 4 million documents in one year
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.
Council is making progress on planning applications
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
Planning convergence and transformation October 2021
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.
Planning convergence and transformation July 2021
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.
