Dorset CPRE Slams Government Planning Reforms
14th May 2021
Queen’s Speech Planning Reforms. The government has dismayed many around the country by announcing, in the Queen's Speech, its controversial plans to radically alter many decades of planning practice ..
Charlton Marshall Celebrates Dismissal of Appeal to Build 70 Houses
29th March 2021
Residents in Charlton Marshall are celebrating this week the dismissal of an appeal by Hallam Land Management to build 70 homes outside the settlement boundary.
Dorset CPRE's response to Dorset Local Plan
17th March 2021
Dorset CPRE's Response, including District Groups, to Dorset Local Plan Consultation including suggestions for key changes.
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.
Dorset CPRE calls for a truly Local Plan
16th February 2021
Dorset needs a Local Plan that meets the needs of local people, communities and businesses.
Dorset CPRE Slams Council Local Plan
29th January 2021
Dorset CPRE regrets that the Dorset Council has not adequately consulted communities before it issued its draft Local Plan.
A joint vision for planning, 2021
Serious concerns about Dorset Council and its Local Plan
11th December 2020
Prior to the birth of the new unitary authority in Rural Dorset, there was already concern a unitary structure would make the council more remote.
Save Pimperne from massive housing development
30th November 2020
This is a view of verdant, unspoilt, rolling downland in the parish of Pimperne which will be desecrated and built over if Wyatt Homes are allowed to build 600 homes north of the Blandford bypass.