Opponents argue the incinerator will cause air pollution and damage the local tourism industry.

More goods and services from Dorset could be used by the county council in the future, including in the County Hall canteen. Local authority leader Nick Ireland said that changes in Government rules ...

CHANGES to an historic house feature in the latest planning proposals submitted to Dorset Council for properties around Dorchester.

A council has warned it may not be able to enforce some breaches of planning permission because it failed to act on time. Dorset Council has 170 cases that are at least four years old and carry a ...

Authority follows Birmingham and West Sussex, which both suffered disastrous transitions Southwest England's Dorset Council ...

A NEW £1million town centre food and drink business is being planned for Sherborne – part of the Loungers group.

“TOOTHLESS” – the description from one senior councillor about council action against people who breach planning rules in Dorset. Others have spoken of the frustration of seeing people get away with ...

Dorset Council has extended public consultation deadlines for two major policy documents following a surge in responses — and complaints about sluggish online surveys. The Local Transport Plan ...

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RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on a planning blueprint that will help shape development in Dorset for the next decade and a half. A consultation on the draft Dorset Council Local Plan ...