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Planning and Environment Committee
A meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee will be held on Tuesday, 2 April 2024 at 7pm at The Municipal Buildings,High East Street, Dorchester.
Planning Applications for Comment
If you wish to make a comment on any of the applications please email the Clerk to the Committee, Georgina Wakely G.Wakely@dorchester-tc.gov.uk by 9am on Tuesday, 2 April 2024.
Elections - 2nd May 2024
On Thursday 2nd May 2024 residents will be invited to elect councillors to Dorchester Town Council - with all 20 seats up for election.
If you are passionate about Dorchester, we need you. As a councillor you will become a voice for your community and effect real change. By standing for the Council you could make a difference in the town.
Short videos explaining the role of town councils and the benefits of becoming a councillor can be found here.
The election process is run by Dorset Council and details about how to stand as a candidate along with information on registering to vote can be found at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/elections-on-2-may-2024 On the same day there will also be elections for Dorset Council and the Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner.
Remember, you will need photo ID to vote.
Visit the Electoral Commission website for more information on voter ID
The formal NOTICE OF ELECTION for the Town Council can be found here and the NOTICE OF ELECTION for Dorset Council can be found here.
Cost of Living Help and Warm Spaces
Information regarding what cost of living help is available can be found here.
Further cost of living advice, with useful links to help access food, financial and housing advice can be found on the Dorset Council website here.
A Dorchester guide to homelessness and community support can be found here.
A list of warm spaces, where you can be assured of a warm and friendly welcome, can be found here.
Dorchester Town Council
We are the parish authority for the county town of Dorset. There has been a history of local government in the town since Anglo Saxon times and Dorchester has been the county town since 1305. It has elected a mayor since 1629. The Town Council was created in 1974.
The town has a population of around 20,000, which continues to grow quickly with the expansion of Dorchester at Poundbury and Brewery Square. The Town Council provides a range of community and recreational facilities, and promotes the town's interests with the other statutory bodies that operate in the town, notably the Dorset Council.
The Town Council has 20 members in five wards, elected for a period of 5 years. Elections to the Town Council took place on 2 May 2019, - results for each ward.
Mayor of Dorchester
Councillor Alistair Chisholm will serve as Mayor for the Council year to 20 May 2024. Alistair will be supported by the Mayoress, Kate Hebditch and Councillor Janet Hewitt as Deputy Mayor. His chosen charities for his Mayoral year are Dorchester Poverty Action Group and Mosaic.
If you would like to invite the Mayor to an event that you are organising please download a Mayoral Engagement form or contact Georgina Wakely, the Mayor's Secretary.
- Mayor's engagements for the forthcoming week
Watch Alistair’s Mayor Making Ceremony here