North Dorset was producing a new Local Plan, all information gathered is now feeding into the production of the Dorset Council Local Plan.
Issues and Options consultation
As part of this process the Council consulted on an Issues and Options Document from the 27 November 2017 to 22 January 2018.
The Issues and Options Document and the Sustainability Appraisal of the Issues and Options Document can be accessed via the links below. Additionally, at the bottom of this webpage are links to key associated documents that are referred to in the Issues & Options Document:
As part of the consultation on the issues and options document the council arranged a number of drop-in events at which residents and other interested parties were able to view what is being considered. If you were unable to attend one of the drop-in sessions, you can download a copy of the exhibition boards and the leaflet.
View the responses
Evidence base
National
- National Planning Policy Framework
- (National) Planning Practice Guidance
- Fixing Our Broken Housing Market
- Planning for the right homes in the right places: consultation proposals
Regional/Local
- North Dorset Local Plan
- Inspector's Report on the Examination of the North Dorset Local Plan Part 1
- North Dorset District-Wide Local Plan (2003)
- North Dorset District Council - Annual Monitoring Report 2016 (AMR)
- Stage 1 Strategic landscape and heritage assessment
- Stage 2 Strategic landscape and heritage assessment
- North Dorset Brownfield register
- North Dorset area larger villages assessment
- Sports leisure facilities needs assessment
- Strategic flood risk assessment (2007)
- Strategic flood risk assessment (2018)
- Eastern Dorset 2015 Strategic Housing Market Assessment - Final Report, Executive Summary and North Dorset District Summary
- Western Dorset Economic Growth Strategy (WDEGS)
- Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Workspace Strategy
- Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Workspace Study: Employment Land Projections 2012 Update, Dorset County Council (March 2012)
- Assessing the Growth Potential of Gillingham, Dorset, Atkins (December 2009)
- Assessing the Growth Potential of Gillingham, Dorset, Atkins (December 2009) - Map for Section G1 Development
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study - Main Report
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study Appendices 1-17
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study Appendices 18
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study Appendices 19-20
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study Appendices 21-24
- Joint Retail and Commercial Leisure Study Appendices 25-26
- Dorset County Council's (DCC) Local Transport Plan 3 (LTP3) 2011-2026
- South West Peninsula Route Strategy - Highways England 2015