Neighbourhood Plan is 'Made'

Charmouth Neighbourhood Plan

Making the plan

The Charmouth Neighbourhood Plan was made (adopted) by Dorset Council on 1 March 2022. Following a majority 'yes' vote in the referendum, the decision was taken to make the Charmouth Neighbourhood Plan part of the development plan for the Charmouth neighbourhood area.

Referendum result

The Charmouth Neighbourhood Plan referendum was held on Thursday 10 February 2022 and asked residents: "Do you want Dorset Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Charmouth to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?" From an electorate of 1113 there was a turnout of 318 (29%). The result: In Favour. YES votes 289 (90.9%) and NO votes 29 (9.1%). The full referendum results are also now available.