Fly-tipping on the increase during lockdown It probably won’t have escaped your notice that the number of instances of fly-tipping across the county during lockdown was on in the increase. Dorset View’s cover photo was taken
by the magazine’s creative director, Louis Pulford, who discovered this fly-tip at the entrance to Cannon Hill Woods off Uddens Drive. At the beginning of the year,
fly-tipped waste was reported an average of five times per day. Waste left on roads and pavements accounted for 60 per cent of incidents reported, while 18 per cent of fly-tips happened on footpaths and bridleways. People are advised that their waste is their responsibility until it is properly disposed
of, and should ensure they use a reputable waste carrier if handing their rubbish to someone for disposal. Fly-tips can be reported via either the Dorset Council or BCP Council websites. Fly-tipping is not the only eyesore across Dorset – see the report on page six for your reaction to litter on our verges.
Dorset Local Plan meets with opposition from town and parish councils By Marilyn Barber | newseditor@mags4dorset.co.uk The response from town and parish councils in east Dorset to the draft Dorset Local Plan can be summed up in two words – strong objections. The Local Plan target is to build 39,285 homes (excluding possible further development in Alderholt, Gillingham and Wool), in the period to 2038 - an additional 8,804 homes more than the Government’s target based on the standard methodology.
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It isn’t possible in this publication to highlight all the concerns from the submissions, so we have identified a number of salient points, including a suggestion from four councillors that a new town should be established in Dorset to fulfil housing needs. There are also proposals to build on two golf courses. Continued on page 30
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