This ambitious Council Plan sets out our commitments to you, our residents and partners. It also outlines the council’s four key priorities to be delivered in the next five years, to 2029.
Your views have helped shaped this plan. During the summer of 2024 we held a ‘Big Conversation’ to ask how we can work together to create a fairer, more prosperous and more sustainable Dorset.
This Council Plan is the result of that response and shows our shared desire to see Dorset thrive for current and future generations.
Our strategic priorities
Our four strategic priorities set out where we want to make a significant and positive difference. They are:- Provide affordable and high-quality housing
- Grow our economy
- Communities for all
- Respond to the climate and nature crisis
We will work hard to achieve each priority so we can deliver the best outcomes for Dorset. Our ambition is to work in new and more efficient ways, joining forces with partners when appropriate.
We will stand up for Dorset to try and secure more investment and help us achieve the outcomes our residents have told us are most important to them.
In 2024 we held a Big Conversation with our residents to ensure their voices were not only heard but their priorities were reflected in this Council Plan. The findings of our biennial residents’ survey have also been used to inform this plan.
We also have the whole Council Plan available as a downloadable PDF, or summed up in this one page.