Neighbourhood Planning is about giving local people a say over the future growth of their area. They can say what new homes will look like and where they will be built, where employment should be located, what community facilities should be protected or what others are needed, as well as protecting green spaces and the environment:
Neighbourhood plans in Dorset
Neighbourhood planning news
The examiner’s final report on the Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan has been issued. To view the plan and the examiner’s report, see our Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna webpage.
The Sturminster Marshall neighbourhood plan is undergoing examination. The independent examiner (Andrew Mead) has written to Dorset Council and Sturminster Marshall Parish Council to seek clarification on some matters. To view the submitted plan and correspondence from the examiner, see our Sturminster Marshall Neighbourhood Plan webpage.
Dorset Council Cabinet ‘made’ (adopted) the Hazelbury Bryan Neighbourhood Plan – First Review on 12 March 2024. To view the plan and other associated documents, see our Hazelbury Bryan Neighbourhood Plan webpage.
How neighbourhood plans related to adopted local plans in Dorset Council
When adopted, neighbourhood plans become part of the development plan for the area. See the adopted local plans. This means they will sit alongside the Local Plan and be considered in deciding whether or not planning permission should be given. Plans that will be adopted after the adoption of the Dorset Council Local Plan will become part of this plan.
Please see the maps below showing the designated neighbourhood areas and the neighbourhood plans in the Dorset Council area:
Planning Policy
Name: Planning policy teamName: Dorchester office
Email: planningpolicy@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 838334
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