Planning Policy

Local Plan and Local Transport Plan consultations

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Dorset Council is consulting on a Local Plan. Find out more and comment on the Local Plan consultation.

See the strategies and plans for minerals and waste

How to identify and nominate land and buildings to be included on a list of assets of community value

Enabling us to deliver infrastructure in support of development in our area, through the adoption of a charging schedule

Link to all the adopted local plans in the Dorset Council area

Neighbourhood Planning is about giving local people a say over the future growth of their area.

Information on housing land supply and monitoring.

Information about nutrient neutrality for development proposals.

Information about the draft Annual Position Statement on 5 year housing land supply, including access to stakeholder engagement.

Brownfield registers set out all the brownfield sites that are suitable, available and achievable for housing development.

Details of a new planning obligation for development within 13.8km of the New Forest SAC, SPA and Ramsar.

Dorset Council Planning for climate change documents

Supplementary planning documents for Dorset Local Plan and the former district Local Plans

Name: Planning policy team
Name: Dorchester office
Email: planningpolicy@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 838334
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