NEW town councillors have been elected across Dorset, while residents voted overwhelmingly to support proposed Neighbourhood Plans which will shape the future of their communities. An election also took place to appoint a new Police and Crime Commissioner for the county, which is still to be announced.
Follow the live updates here Voters turned out to polling stations on Thursday before the votes were counted at Redlands Community Sports Hub today. Conservative Peter Dickenson celebrated a ‘resounding victory’ in Weymouth Town Council’s Preston Ward. The seat was formerly occupied by Liberal Democrat David Mannings who stood down from the council earlier this year.
There is a proposal to build 3,500 homes north of Dorchester Environment campaigners have claimed Dorset’s draft Local Plan proposals for 39,000 new homes in the county over the next 17 years should be halved. The Dorset Climate Action Network says the current Dorset target is flawed and could not be achieved without damage to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and greenfield sites and would impede the council’s own climate strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They also say it would be against Government planning policy to protect the best green spaces. Professor Michael Dower and the Dorset Climate Action Network claim in a letter to Dorset Council that the planning portfolio holder Cllr David Walsh is wrong when he suggests Government housing targets have to be followed and that the county needs to also allow for 9,000 extra homes which Bournemouth and Poole is unable to accommodate.
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ENVIRONMENT campaigners have claimed Dorset’s draft Local Plan proposals for 39,000 new homes in the county over the next 17 years should be halved. The Dorset Climate Action Network says the current Dorset target is flawed and could not be achieved without damage to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and greenfield sites and would impede the council’s own climate strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions. They also say it would be against Government planning policy to protect the best green spaces. Professor Michael Dower and the Dorset Climate Action Network claim in a letter to Dorset Council that the planning portfolio holder Cllr David Walsh is wrong when he suggests Government housing targets have to be followed and that the county needs to also allow for 9,000 extra homes which Bournemouth and Poole is unable to accommodate.
The Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) replaces a number of existing dog related PSPOs across the conurbation. The intention is that the new order will provide clarity and consistency across the area for dog owners and non-owners alike about dog controls on public open spaces such as beaches, sports fields and other public areas. Cllr Jill Haynes, Dorset Council portfolio holder for customer and community services said: “The order has been made to protect the health of Dorset residents and visitors and is particularly aimed at areas that children and families use. “It focuses on times and places that attract families, but leaves a variety of open spaces, countryside and beaches where there aren’t any restrictions.