Weather disruption
Winter weather is causing disruption to services in some parts of the county. Find out what services may be affected in your area.
Webinars, podcasts and questions - understanding the plan
Supporting the local plan development are a series of related webinars and podcasts.
Talk Dorset Podcasts
What is the local plan and how you can have your say - Listen to Cllr David Walsh explain the Dorset Council Local Plan consultation and how you can get involved.
Affordable housing - listen to Senior Planning Policy Officer Frances Summers and Housing Enablers Chris McDermott and Paul Derrien discuss affordable housing answering questions such as What is affordable housing? How can the Dorset Council Local Plan help provide affordable housing? and What are exception sites?
Housing need - Listen to Hilary Jordan and Nick Cardnell explain how housing need is calculated and the impact of Government's changes to the way it is worked out.
The Development and Spatial Strategy - Listen to Terry Sneller and Amelia Rose discuss the Development and Spatial Strategy of the Dorset Council Local Plan. Find out about the Plan's settlement hierarchy, the functional areas of Dorset, and the strategy for the distribution of development in sustainable locations.
Climate Change - Listen to Planning Policy Officer Christopher Lee and Environmental Assessment Officer Oliver Rendle discuss the Dorset Council Local Plan and how it can help towards tackling climate change.
Webinars, animations, and soundbites
We held webinars throughout the consultation period on key themes within the plan. Each webinar consists of a short presentation followed by a question and answer session. Recordings of the webinars, as well as short animations and soundbites giving information of specific topics can be found on the Dorset Council Local Plan playlist, on the council's YouTube channel. Direct links to the individual webinars can also be found in the table below.
| Webinar | About the webinar | Watch the webinar |
|---|---|---|
Distribution of development webinar |
Including settlement hierarchy and the spatial distribution of development. |
|
All things environmental webinar |
Including climate change, renewable energy, flooding and biodiversity. |
|
Central Dorset and heritage webinar |
Towns, housing and employment sites in central Dorset, and heritage in the Dorset Council Local Plan. |
|
Western Dorset and landscape webinar |
Towns, housing and employment sites in western Dorset, and landscape in the Dorset Council Local Plan. |
|
Housing webinar |
Including housing need, neighbourhood planning and affordable housing. | Housing webinar - watch it on YouTube |
South Eastern Dorset and the Green Belt webinar |
Towns, housing and employment sites in south eastern Dorset, and the Green Belt in the Dorset Council Local Plan | South Eastern Dorset and the Green Belt webinar - watch it on YouTube |
| Northern Dorset and design webinar | Towns, housing and employment sites in northern Dorset, and design issues in Dorset Council Local Plan. | Northern Dorset and design webinar - watch it on YouTube |
Economy and community webinar |
Including employment sites and information about collecting money from development. | Economy and community webinar - watch it on YouTube |
Commonly asked questions
We get asked a lot of questions about the Local Plan. Please select the relevant topic or area to see answers to some of the questions we have received:
- Consultation and Process
- Development Strategy
- Environment
- Housing
- Economy
- Community Infrastructure
- South Eastern Dorset
- Central Dorset
- Western Dorset
Planning Policy
Name: Planning policy teamName: Dorchester office
Email: planningpolicy@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Tel: 01305 838334
Full contact details