Stinsford's Neighbourhood Plan was approved in a referendum of the parish's voters in May 2022, and authorised by Dorset Council in June. The Plan can be seen here.
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Stinsford is a rural area to the east and north of Dorchester. It is home to over 300 people and more than 40 businesses, including a number of farms and smallholdings, as well as Kingston Maurward College, Dorset's College for Land-based Studies and its associated Studio School. Stinsford has a heritage of literary, historic, wildlife and archaeological interest that is of national and international value.
A Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by local residents and businesses in Stinsford parish, on behalf of Stinsford Parish Council, to help guide the future of development in the parish and to safeguard its special qualities.
The plan has been through several stages of consultation and has been scrutinised by an independent examiner appointed by Dorset Council. We are pleased to say that the examiner found the plan sound, subject to five small modifications. Stinsford Parish Council amended the plan accordingly and it was approved by residents of the parish in a referendum on Thursday 5th May 2022. The plan was then 'made' (authorised) by Dorset Council at their Cabinet meeting in June. Full details can be seen on Dorset Council's web page for Stinsford Neighbourhood Plan, and the final version of the plan can also be seen on our policy page.
Stinsford is a rural area to the east and north of Dorchester. It is home to over 300 people and more than 40 businesses, including a number of farms and smallholdings, as well as Kingston Maurward College, Dorset's College for Land-based Studies and its associated Studio School. Stinsford has a heritage of literary, historic, wildlife and archaeological interest that is of national and international value.
A Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by local residents and businesses in Stinsford parish, on behalf of Stinsford Parish Council, to help guide the future of development in the parish and to safeguard its special qualities.
The plan has been through several stages of consultation and has been scrutinised by an independent examiner appointed by Dorset Council. We are pleased to say that the examiner found the plan sound, subject to five small modifications. Stinsford Parish Council amended the plan accordingly and it was approved by residents of the parish in a referendum on Thursday 5th May 2022. The plan was then 'made' (authorised) by Dorset Council at their Cabinet meeting in June. Full details can be seen on Dorset Council's web page for Stinsford Neighbourhood Plan, and the final version of the plan can also be seen on our policy page.
