Why Dorset CPRE supports a Dorset National Park
24th June 2021 updated
Dorset is a very special place. Its environment is our greatest economic asset and is why so many of us live and work in or visit the county.
State of the Green Belt 2021
25th February 2021
The latest edition of CPRE's regular report on the Green Belt shows that pressures that put it at risk have quadrupled since 2013 – just as our new poll shows how much we value these local treasures.
National Parks help improve young people's Health & Well-being and life chances
Dorset is under threat from excessive house building & Planning White Paper
Updated 29th October 2020
An independent report for Dorset CPRE shows that the Dorset Council and BCP Council could be forced to plan for excessive numbers of new housing.
‘Greener, better, faster’- how the countryside can tackle climate change
8th July 2020
CPRE has called for a radical rethink of the role of the countryside in tackling the climate emergency as the Chancellor is poised to unveil his ‘mini-budget’
Star Count 2020 results
28th May 2020
Star count results are in, 44% of people taking part in Dorset counted ten stars or fewer.
Surge in appreciation for green spaces and outpouring of community spirit in South West England amid lockdown
7th May 2020
Surge in appreciation for green spaces and outpouring of community spirit in South West England amid lockdown
Objection to planning application WD/D/19/003181 Proposed Solar Farm
20th February 2020
Objection to planning application WD/D/19/003181 Proposed Solar Farm, Higher Stockbridge Farm, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 6EP
New housing design in England overwhelmingly ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’
10th March 2020
A housing design audit for England reveals that 75% of new housing development should not have gone ahead due to ‘mediocre’ or ‘poor’ design.
Latest news on ADVEARSE Legal Case April 2020
6th April 2020
ADVEARSE has, overall, lost its judicial review of West Dorset Council’s outline planning permission