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Dorset Design Code Survey
Work is starting on the development of a Dorset Design Code. The Dorset Design Code will raise design standards of future development through clear rules and guidance. It will help make sure that new buildings and spaces are: locally distinctive high quality sustainable The code will show how to apply policies from the Dorset Local Plan for new developments. This will include how developments are designed and built including how: energy is...
Minerals and Waste Consultation 2025
Dorset Council's Mineral and Waste Plans are out of date and we are preparing to review and update them to produce a single Minerals and Waste Plan for Dorset. Dorset supplies a range of important minerals that are used locally and nationally. Dorset also produces a range of different types of waste, all of which must be managed. Reviewing and updating the Minerals and Waste Plan will help us decide how much mineral should be produced over the next 15 to 20 years and where (in...
Budget engagement follow up
This set of follow-up questions is for those that have completed their budget through the engagement simulator . If you have not completed this yet, please do so first. Thanks for submitting your budget. Before you go, we’d love to ask a few quick questions to help us understand: How you found using the simulator Whether it changed how you think about council services and spending What we can improve for future tools Your feedback will...
Shipton Gorge and Loders Community Governance Review
Dorset Council, at its meeting on 23 October 2025, agreed Terms of Reference for a Community Governance Review of the parishes of Shipton Gorge and Loders, in accordance with Part 4, Chapter 3 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007. The Council is required to have regard to the Guidance on Community Governance Reviews issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. For a paper copy of this survey, telephone Electoral...
Admission Arrangements for Community and Voluntary Controlled Schools in Dorset Council 2027 to 2028
Dorset Council will be consulting on the admissions arrangements for the academic year 2027 to 2028. The consultation will run from Monday 3 November 2025 to Sunday 14 December 2025. Any person may submit their comments, both positive and negative, to Ed Denham, School Organisation, Dorset Council, County Hall, Dorchester, DT1 1XJ or through email schoolorganisation@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk by Sunday 14 December 2025. The documents and information related to the consultation can be...
Age-friendly Dorset - Survey 2025
Thank you for takin g the time to complete our survey. Your feedback will help us shape Age-friendly Communities across Dorset. We’ve just joined the UK Age-friendly Networ k—an exciting milestone that connects us to a global movement working to make towns and cities more inclusive and supportive of older people. This could mean anything from more benches to stronger community connections and more job opportunities for the over 50s. Now,...
Closed consultations and engagement
Energising Dorset's Economy
Energising Dorset’s Economy – Developing a Better Future Dorset is on the brink of something truly transformational. We’re transforming our region into a thriving hub of clean energy , innovation, and opportunity. Energising Dorset’s Economy is more than an ambitious Economic Growth Strategy - it’s a movement. One that’s rooted in our heritage, powered by our communities, and focused on a future where prosperity and...
Dorset Council Local Plan options consultation 2025
About the Local Plan consultation If you experience technical difficulties whilst completing this survey, you can email your comments to: planningpolicyconsult@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk The Local Plan public consultation has been extended and will now close on 31 October 2025. We’re asking for your views on how Dorset should grow and develop over the next 17 years. This consultation explores how we could meet development needs across the Dorset Council area between 2026 and...
Dorset and BCP Councils Local Transport Plan Survey
We’re creating a new Local Transport Plan (LTP) that will guide how people and goods move around Dorset and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) area from 2026 to 2041. This joint plan between Dorset Council and BCP Council sets out a long-term vision to make travel easier, safer and more inclusive. The plan looks at how we can improve travel choices, reduce congestion, cut pollution, and make it easier for people to get to work, school, healthcare and leisure. It...