Have your say on Dorset Gypsy and Travellers sites

EAST Dorset District Council is to launch its consultation on proposed gypsy and traveller sites in its area on 18th November,

The Dorset-wide Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Site Allocations Joint Development Plan Document (DPD) Issues and Options Consultation runs for 12 weeks until February 10, 2012.
All Dorset planning authorities will be running their consultation at the same time and are working together with the county council to produce a Development Plan Document (DPD). Once adopted, this document will allocate permanent and transit sites to meet the county's needs for the next 15 years. Over the last year, consultants Baker Associates have been working to identify and assess potentially suitable locations against strict criteria, before drawing up a shortlist of options for each Dorset council.
The Dorset-wide consultation process has been approved by each council and now, as part of this process, the Council will hold two public exhibitions in the district. These will be on 24th November at Allendale Community Centre, Wimborne from noon - 3.30pm and 28th November at The Hub, Verwood from 3.30pm - 7.30pm.
Copies of the Issues and Options Consultation document, Site Options Summary document and response forms will be available at EDDC's Offices, Corfe Mullen Library, Colehill Library, Ferndown Library, Fordingbridge Library, Ringwood Library, Verwood Library, West Moors Library, Wimborne Library, Corfe Mullen Parish Council Offices, Ferndown Town Council Offices, Wimborne Town Council Offices and Verwood Town Council Offices.

East Dorset residents to have their say on Traveller sites