The population of Gillingham has fallen very slightly in the past five years, town councillors were told on Monday. Councillor Sharon Cullingford said that in 2018 the town’s population was 12,052 and that …

Residents of Shaftesbury are invited to comment on a plan reflecting the local community’s vision for the town. The Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan’s vision for 2031 is for the town to be ‘the best …

Motcombe residents will now have influence over development in their local area after Dorset Council’s cabinet ‘made’  –  adopted – the parish’s neighbourhood plan in December 2019. The neighbourhood plan was prepared by …

Residents in Shaftesbury have just ten more days to have their say about the town’s long-awaited Neighbourhood Plan. Consultation on the plan began on 1 August and will end on Thursday 26 September. …

The residents of Gillingham have overwhelmingly backed the town’s Neighbourhood Plan. The ‘Yes’ vote by 90 percent of local people in the referendum on Thursday 12 July means the document can now play …

Today Thursday 12 July is voting day in Gillingham on the referendum on whether to back the town’s Neighbourhood Plan. Registered voters can vote as usual at the polling stations indicated on their …

Gillingham could have a Neighbourhood Plan if residents give it the go ahead. Councillors agreed at North Dorset District Council’s Cabinet meeting on 29 May to go ahead with the referendum on the …

Gillingham has submitted a neighbourhood plan to North Dorset District Council. The plan sets out a wide range of planning policies including policies that the community wishes to be used to protect and …