Current news
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.
22nd November 2020
MP Polling: 55% Conservative backbenchers considering opposing the government’s upheaval of the planning system
12th November 2020
Dorset CPRE objects very strongly to this application to build a waste incinerator within the setting of the World Heritage Jurassic Coastline. Deadline for responses 23rd November.
30th October 2020
It is pleasing to report that the trend to more local shopping has continued since Lockdown, and it is even better that we can report new shops opening now.
updated 9th November 2020
The Sherborne CPRE Group has published a free booklet that highlights some aspects of the town’s built environment that need to be addressed.
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.
4th August 2020
National Parks help improve young people's Health & Well-being and life chances
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’
28th May 2020
Star count results are in, 44% of people taking part in Dorset counted ten stars or fewer.
