Plan for pop-up campsite near beauty spot
A POP-UP camp site for a field on the approach road to Portland Bill and changes to the Portland Osprey Quay boatyard feature in local planning request to Dorset Council this week.
Farm conversion and school extension among latest planning applications
FARM conversions from barns to homes and a proposed extension to a school in the Wimborne area feature in planning requests in the north and east of Dorset this week.
All the new roles at Dorset Council revealed
DORCHESTER councillor Stella Jones has become the new Dorset Council chair, taking over from Val Pothecary.
'This was a happy island - now everyone worries about being called a racist'
PORTLAND has changed in character since the asylum seekers barge was brought to the island – Dorset Council has been told.
Major new homes plan for harbourside
SEVEN homes are being proposed for a harbourside site in Weymouth.
Over-bright street lights preventing people from sleeping to be replaced
OVER-BRIGHT street lights which have been disturbing residents’ sleep in Swanage could soon be replaced.
New council leader makes pledge to protesters to protect nature
NEW Lib Dem Dorset Council leader Nick Ireland has pledged to review policies from the previous Conservative administration which the public said were unpopular during campaigning for the May 2 election.
Animal sanctuary refused planning permission...for existing buildings
A DORSET animal rescue centre has been refused planning consent for several buildings – eight years after some of the work was carried out.
PORTLAND BARGE
'Cheaper to house asylum seekers in Chelsea flat than Portland barge'
HOUSING asylum seekers on the Portland barge is now so expensive it would be cheaper to provide each resident on it with a flat in Chelsea, or a rented house in Sandbanks.
Council crack down on illegal sheds and decking on allotments
AN allotment holder has been refused planning consent for sheds, decking and water tanks on his plot.
