A plan for a retirement complex with 48 apartments and 25 cottages has been given the go-ahead by a planning inspector after ...

REFUSALS feature among the latest Dorset Council planning decisions for West Dorset. The latest applications being decided for the area include renewable energy proposals to agricultural developments ...

CHANGES are being planned for two public buildings in Lyme Regis – a school and a church. The planning applications to Dorset Council are the latest published by Dorset Council.

NEW Purbeck planning applications include sites in Corfe Castle, Worth Matravers, Wareham and Church Knowle. At 121 East Street, Corfe ...

A SLUMP in planning applications to Dorset Council may indicate a down-turn in the local economy. The figures also run contrary to the Government’s declared aim of building more homes. Figures from ...

A single mother faces losing her luxury shepherd's hut after an Airbnb listing triggered a planning row with the council. Sophie Weldin had the 20ft long trendy caravan built in the secluded garden of ...

Many Dorset sites identified for development are likely to be rejected because they contravene national policy or do not have the land owners' consent, according to one councillor. Former council ...