Living in North Dorset

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If you're a local resident or are thinking of moving to North Dorset, there are plenty of practical things you need to know. This section tells you about services like refuse collection, planning and building, Council Tax, benefits, housing, trading standards and the registrar.

Revenues & Benefits Welcome to the Revenue & Benefits pages where you can find out information about the Council Tax Charge, Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit.

Planning and Building Control This section contains a wealth of information relating to all aspects of planning and building. Find out about our planning policies, planning applications, building regulations, conservation and design issues, land searches, construction projects the Council is carrying out and information about flooding.

Building Conservation and Design This section contains information on listed buildings, urban design and building in conservation areas.

Council Tax These pages tell you all you need to know about Council Tax in North Dorset.

Facts and Figures Housing Development throughout the District is monitored in partnership with Dorset County Council on an annual basis. Residential Land Availability Surveys are carried out which monitor not only new dwellings but also conversions, change of use and residential losses. Details of Housing Completions throughout Dorset can be obtained from the dorsetforyou.com website.

Housing The Council does not own any housing stock. Within the district there are a number of Registered Social landlords and private landlords that have a supply of rented accommodation. However, the stock is limited with only around 3500 homes owned by Registered Social landlords spread amongst the parishes of North Dorset. Please see finding a home for more information on the distribution and likely availability of these homes.

Registrar The Registration Service in Dorset is administered by the County Council and comes under the auspices of the General Register Office (GRO), which is part of central government's Office for National Statistics.

Trading Standards Dorset Trading Standards Service aims to protect consumers and support fair and honest traders. To see further information on Trading Standards please visit the dorsetforyou.website.

Recycling and Waste Every year in Dorset we throw away over 200,000 tonnes of household waste. The District Council collects your waste and also provides recycling services. To find out more about how your waste is disposed of visit the dorsetforyou.com website.