What is the local plan? The local plan and its supporting evidence is available on our website at The Dorset Council Local Plan will set the amount of growth and policies dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/dorset-council-local-plan, or simply scan the QR for protecting the environment within the council area. code in the bottom right to take you straight to the website. It outlines the strategy for ensuring the growth that the area Here you can find information on webinars providing summaries of key needs happens in the right places and is of the right character, topics including the development strategy, environment policies and whilst protecting the natural environment and acting on climate change. housing allocations for each settlement, and answering questions. It seeks to ensure that the right level of community services are provided, Paper copies of the Local Plan are available for loan at Dorset Council including schools, leisure and retail facilities. libraries (COVID-19 permitting) . Once adopted, the local plan will guide decisions on planning applications Comments can be made on the local plan pages at the link above. Paper in Dorset for the next 15 years. copies of the response form can also be made available on request. Consultation Details A local plan phone line is available for queries The options consultation is your opportunity to have a say on the preferred Monday to Friday 10am to 2pm: approach to the local plan. 01305 252500. A consultation on the plan will begin on We will analyse your comments and publish them on our website with a 18 January 2021 and end on 15 March 2021. summary of the key messages. ​ A36 A360 Bourton Bristol A30 A303 WILTSHIRE SOMERSET London illingham A303 Salisbury B3092 Motcombe haftesbury A30 A37 A36 A359 A357 A30 A303 150ha of B3091 Exeter Marnhull HAMPSHIRE Fontmell employment Iwerne Magna Minster Yeovil herborne talbridge Sixpenny land A30 Handley A A338 A358 A350 Bradford Abbas A3030 Child Okeford A3088 Thornford turminster Cranborne Shillingstone A31 Newton A354 Alderholt Hazelbury Bryan Stourpaine Chard Crewkerne Okeford lt A30 Yetminster Fitzpaine e Southampton Around Pimperne B Verwood reen 30,000 new G Ringwood eter A37 Ex landford homes A Three Legged Cross Forum Charlton Mosterton t. eonards R. Stour Marshall A356 Winterborne A350 t. ves A352 Stickland West Moors Broadwindsor A354 Milton Abbas Sturminster Wimborne Ferndown DEVON eaminster Marshall Cerne Abbas Colehill R. Brid Piddletrenthide Winterborne A348 Whitechurch A31 35 town A35 A3066 Maiden Newton / Salway Ash Higher Frome centre retail Vauchurch Charlton Down Winterborne Corfe Southampton R. Frome Kingston Lytchett A35 Charminster Milborne Mullen St Andrew Matravers areas Puddletown A35 Bere Regis A338 A A3049 Lytchett Minster Lyme egis A35 R. Piddle pton Charmouth A35 A338 Christchurch A35 Dorchester A3052 ridport Burton Bradstock Winterbourne Abbas / A351 New Steepleton Bournemouth Sandford Crossways / renewable Moreton Bovington Wareham Poole Station energy Stoborough A352 Lyme ay Portesham A351 provision Wool / A353 East Burton A Chickerell West Lulworth Corfe Castle Weymouth Harmans Cross wanage A354 Affordable Langton Matravers homes Portland provision ettlement ierarchy Area of Outstanding A Roads AONB Natural Beauty ier 1 Rail/Stations South East Dorset 170,600 Conurbation built Dorset Council Key Diagram ier 2 Rivers up area residents in Green Belt Dorset Council employment ier 3 Boundary View the Local Plan and make any comments. Scan the QR code using a mobile device to go straight to the local plan pages online..