Dorchester Town Council appointed Feria Urbanism to help produce a response to the Joint Local Plan Review for West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland Initial Issues & Options Consultation.

Our team collated and interpreted the views of town council members to inform the content of this response document. The process involved workshops, one-to-one meetings and attendance at formal committees. Members of the town council were keen to be engaged — as were outside organisations that share the same aims and concerns as the town council.

The response took the form of a series of statements and questions that had arose following a review of the issues and options work. There was also a series of answers to some of the specific questions asked by the formal consultation process.

Finally, our report presented a series of planning and design challenges for the local planning authority, developers and landowners regarding the successful delivery of new development.