Our Autumn 2015 headlines with article on Local Plans and development Control. We ask our members wether there should be a combined or unified authority for Dorset. Latest updates from our District Group, Green Belt Campaign, Renewable Energy, Minerals and Waste and more.

Richard Nicholls joined CPRE 20 years ago, and as it has always been, planning matters invariably pose problems. However, today planning issues are even more difficult to resolve given it is increasingly difficult not only to contact West Dorset Planning Officers, but in that we are faced with radical changes in Local Government organisation.

Dorset is one of the least spoilt counties in southern England with a great diversity of geology, landscape and ecology. This is the county celebrated by Thomas Hardy with its rolling chalk downland, secluded valleys and heathland rich in wildlife, as well as its picturesque villages and towns. It also has the Jurassic Coast, England’s first National World Heritage Site.

At Dorset CPRE we are fortunate to have fantastic volunteers who help us with completing consultations, respond to planning applications, assist with recruitment and campaigning to name a few. To recognise the efforts of CPRE Members throughout the country CPRE National Office provide CPRE Volunteer Awards.

CPRE is supporting local communities across Dorset in fighting unsustainable demands by central government for unacceptable housing numbers. 

Dorset CPRE Recent Achievements 

In Dorset CPRE’s campaigning, our main concern is with factors that influence the beauty and diversity of our countryside, and the health of rural communities.

CPRE first proposed Green Belts to stop urban sprawl.