Self sufficient family's home and business saved as their 'can-do' attitude praised
The rural home and business of a couple and their children have been saved by councillors who shunned the advice of planning officers to save their countryside home.
The rural home and business of a couple and their children have been saved by councillors who shunned the advice of planning officers to save their countryside home.
AN improved park and ride for Lyme Regis, with small café, loos and electric charge points has been given the go-ahead.
RESIDENTS opposing late alcohol sales for a new convenience store due to open on a Dorchester housing estate have lost their case.
A Dorset councillor is disappointed that Dorset Council still do not have a definite plan for the Weymouth former bowling alley site, which it owns, at a time when the town is short of affordable housing.
The decision to back the new site for the Caddy Shack in Weymouth went through without any debate at Thursday’s Dorset Council area planning meeting.
Councillors have criticised the developers of Curtis Fields, a 500-home Weymouth housing scheme, for trying to reduce the number of affordable homes by 18.
A plan for almost 500 homes in Blandford has been called in by the Secretary of State
A NEW Weymouth town centre takeaway has been given a licence to trade until the early hours but town residents claim it could add to disturbance and disorder.
SOME risks facing Dorset Council may not have been dealt with thoroughly enough and in some cases make little sense – according to an independent expert.
DORSET Council ended the last financial year around £3.5m short on its budget target
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