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Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038
Weymouth Town Council has prepared a neighbourhood plan. It has sent the draft plan to Dorset Council to arrange for its examination. Dorset Council must now consult on the submitted neighbourhood plan for a minimum period of 6 weeks. This is a Regulation 16 consultation and will take place between 24 January 2025 and 10 April 2025 (inclusive). To respond to the consultation, see below. The Weymouth Neighbourhood Plan is available to read together with the supporting documents...
Dorset Open Land (Number 2) Anti-social Behaviour Related Public Spaces Protection Order 2025
Dorset Open Land (Number 2) Anti-social Behaviour Related Public Spaces Protection Order 2025 is a new Order which is intended to tackle issues of Anti-social Behaviour arising from the starting of fires in grass, heathland and forest areas. Such fires can contribute to climate change and result in risk to life; damage to biodiversity, habitats and property; and loss of income from tourism and other land uses, and include provisions relating to placing, throwing or dropping items likely to...
The Dorset Beaches [Studland] Anti-social Behaviour Related Public Spaces Protection Order 2025
The Dorset Beaches [Studland] Anti-social Behaviour Related Public Spaces Protection Order 2025 is a new Order which is intended to tackle issues of Anti-social Behaviour arising from camping on beaches in Studland. The additional Order has been prepared in consultation with the various land owners including the National Trust. The Order seeks to address the significant issues experienced over recent summers of ‘wild camping’ on Dorset Beaches which has given rise...
Closed consultations and engagement
Nutrient Mitigation Call for Land
Put your land forward to be considered for Dorset Council's Nitrogen Mitigation Delivery in the Poole Harbour Catchment. Welcome to Dorset Council's Nitrogen Mitigation Call for Land. We are interested in receiving submissions from landowners and farmers for land that will help us deliver nitrogen mitigation in the Poole Harbour Catchment. We are primarily looking for mitigation projects which will involve a permanent land-use change. We may consider some limited amount of mitigation...
Children's Centres Consultation
Over the years Dorset Council, unlike many other local authorities, has maintained a network of children’s centres, recognising the importance of local community based information and support for families. Throughout this time the types of services delivered from the centres have changed and developed. Where services have changed there have been localised community engagement activities to ensure families were kept up to date with developments. Despite...