Current news
2nd November 2018
Housing targets across Dorset’s local planning areas are between 30% and 40% more than the demographic analysis would suggest
28th September 2018
Dorset CPRE was very pleased to be sponsoring again a class of this competition, which we started with Dorset Community Action five years ago.
28th September 2018
The historic county town of Dorchester in Dorset is under threat from a huge development that will see the population of the historic town increase by 35% - swallowing up hundreds of acres of beautiful countryside.
13th August 2018
Ever since August last year when North Dorset District Council (NDDC) admitted that its housing land had fallen well below the government required five years supply, a spate of speculative schemes has been launched by housing developers.
6th August 2018
The Green Belt remains under severe pressure, despite government commitments to its protection, according to a new report from the CPRE.
18th June 2018
East Dorset District Council (EDDC) informed us last week that Good Energy has formally withdrawn its application to construct a 24 MW solar park on 106 acres of unspoilt countryside owned by South Dorset MP Richard Drax.
1st June 2018
Sherborne Group seek to improve their understanding of the factors that affect commercial farming in the area
22nd May 2018
NPPF and a post-Brexit agricultural policy update
9th April 2018
Housing & NPPF and Agriculture consultations
