Facts and figures
Monitoring
Residential Development
Housing Development throughout the District is monitored in partnership with Dorset
County Council on an annual basis. Residential Land Availability Surveys are carried out in April and
May every year, 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 Dorset
For You Website. Follow link to the right.
Housing completions and other monitoring data covering area like economy, enviornment,
community and transport is submitted annually at a regional and national level. This monitoirng information
is also used to monitor the policies of the District Wide Local Plan relating to the scale and distribution
of development (Policies 2.1 & 2.3) as well as those in the Structure Plan are met. Information
relating to North Dorset is contained in the Annual Monitoring Report 2006: See link to the right. The
Annual Monitoring Report is a statutory obligation as part of the Local Development Framework.
In order to ascertain the availability of land for redevelopment, the Council carries
out a survey of sites which have previously been developed and which may be suitable for redevelopment
for residential purposes. This information is passed to the ODPM using NLUD the National Land Use Database.
The Council has also prepared an Urban Potential Study of the four main towns in the District . See
link to the right.
Statistics
Statistical information covering a variety of topics including population, education,
employment and tourism is produced annually by Dorset County Council in the form of the Dorset Data
Book. The information used is obtained from the latest Census (currently 2001) and from surveys
carried out by the County Council.
The latest information from the Census includes a breakdown to Parish level. This
and other Census information produced by Dorset County Council is available on the Dorset For You Website
. Follow link to the right. You can also access Census data directly from the Office of National Statistics
Website by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page..
The North Dorset Profile is produced by the Research and Information Group at Dorset
County Council. This document gives general information about North Dorset and its environment. It includes
data on, population, rural services,transport, crime and many other areas. There is a section giving
key statistics for the District.. This document can be viewed via link on right of page.
In addition County have now produced profile documents for Blandford, Gillingham,
Shaftesbury, Stalbridge and Sturminster, which provide more detailed information about each of the towns.
These documents can be viewed by clicking on the links on the right hand side of this page.
To view information and statistics produced by Dorset County Council visit the Dorset
For You Website via the link on the right hand side of page. or to obtain more detailed information
phone the Research & Information Team at DCC on (01305) 224256.
Please call Planning Policy at North Dorset District Council on: 01258 484214
or e-mail us, for more details of this service.
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