The Dorset Council Local Plan consultation has drawn criticism from the countryside charity CPRE, which says communities have not been adequately consulted.

The CPRE have pinpointed a number of areas of the consultation which give them “utmost concern”.

It says the 2,000-page document for consultation should be more concise and accessible and the consultation period is “far too short” in light of the pandemic lockdown.

Peter Bowyer, chairman of the trustees, said: “Dorset Council has not created an imaginative, county-wide Local Plan. Where are the fresh ideas for the unique character and future needs of Dorset? We have instead been presented with questionable assumptions, proposals for excessive housing numbers which will threaten our communities and a ‘cut and paste’ cumbersome strategy.

“Dorset CPRE calls upon Dorset Council to think again. Revisit the timetable and documents. Take a new approach to both. Lay firmer foundations for the processes of the Dorset Local Plan. Do this now by providing the community with real opportunities to contribute to the future of their county.”

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