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  • Contact us
    • New Enquiry
  • Who
    • Meet the team >
      • Ian Firth - Planning & Development Director (MD)
      • Oliver Arthey - Rural Planning Consultant
      • Rebecca Firth - Operations Manager
      • Melissa Grange - PA
    • Recruitment
  • What
    • Chartered Surveyors
    • Planning Services >
      • Independent Planning Advice
      • Permitted Development >
        • Class Q Conversions
        • Class R Conversions
        • 28 Day notice
        • Temporary Land Uses
      • Change of Use Planning
      • Agricultural Planning
      • Farm & Rural Diversification
    • Other Professional Services >
      • Property Consultancy
      • Surveys
      • Aerial Surveys
  • Where
    • Blackdown Hills
    • Cornwall AONB
    • Cranborne Chase AONB
    • Dorset AONB
    • East Devon
    • North Devon
    • Quantock Hills
    • South Devon
    • Tamar Valley
  • How
    • Fixed price - Site Specific Advice
    • Testimonials
    • Provision of Services
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Disbursements Policy
  • Blog
  • Useful Planning Appeal Decisions

Planning & Building Design Services for

​The Dorset AONB

​Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Planning for development in or around the Dorset AONB

The landscape and beauty of Dorset is protected in planning, and all public bodies and statutory undertakers must have regard to the area's AONB status in performing their duties in accordance to The Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000. 

The Dorset AONB Partnership acts as an adviser to local planning authorities, but unlike National Park Authorities, they do not prepare statutory planning documents or determine planning applications. Instead they rely on the district, borough and county councils to follow their own individual AONB planning policies in order to protect the area's natural beauty from 'harm', and to have regard for the primary purpose of the AONB to “conserve and enhance natural beauty”.

The AONB partnership are consulted on a variety of planning applications that are likely to have a significant impact on the AONB landscape and features, or which would set a precedent. However, they do not tend to comment on applications which have a limited impact, residential extensions for example. 

If you have any queries or questions about how the AONB status may affect development proposals or planning applications, the AONB partnership are obliged to advise you to contact one of the Local Planning Authorities for direct advice...

Needless to say, if you are unsure about how your proposal may be affected, we would encourage you to take advice from a local, independent planning expert before approaching the council...

Dorset AONB
​An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

The Dorset landscape has been protected as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) since 1959.

Dorset AONB consists of 1,024 square miles of virtually untouched natural beauty, dotted with farms, villages and ancient features, hugely rich in heritage. Most famous for its coastline, Dorset prides itself in it's jaw dropping rock formations and sheer coastal cliffs, that make it a huge tourist attraction for outstanding natural beauty. This AONB area seems to be endless, providing a landscape of rolling hills and charming flora as far as the eye can see entirely unique to that found elsewhere in the country.

This special place is home to wildlife and people, with valuable habitats existing alongside living, working communities.  Unique geology creates an exceptional environment where rare plant, insect, bird and mammal species can flourish.

Dorset AONB
Local Planning Authority Contacts;

Dorset County Council

County Hall,
Colliton Park,
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ


​01305 2210000

http://www.idorset.co.uk/profile/523052/Dorchester/Dorset-County-Council/

North Dorset District Council

Nordon,Salisbury Road
Blandford Forum
Dorset

DT11 7LL

01258 454111
http://www.idorset.co.uk/profile/523181/Blandford-Forum/North-Dorset-District-Council/

Purbeck District Council

Westport House
Worgret Road
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 4PP​

01929 556561
https://www.dorsetforyou.com/planning/purbeck

Somerset County Council
County Hall,
The Crescent,
Taunton, Somerset
TA1 4DY

​0300 123 2224
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/

East Devon County Council
Knowle,
Sidmouth,
Devon
EX10 8HL

​
01395 516551
http://eastdevon.gov.uk/

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

North Quay,
Weymouth,
Dorset
DT4 8TA


​
01305 838 000
https://www.dorsetforyou.com/planning/weymouth-and-portland

South Somerset County Council
Brympton Way,
Yeovil,
Somerset
BA20 2HT

01935 462462

http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/

Devon County Council
Environment Directorate,
Lucombe House,
County Hall,
Exeter,
​EX2 4QW


0345 155 1015
https://new.devon.gov.uk/planning/

Useful Links

http://www.dorsetaonb.org.uk/

Other useful information

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - Regulated by RICS

Bondstones (Chartered Surveyors) is a Town & Country Planning and Architectural Design practice - working throughout the Southern counties of England.  

We are extremely proud to be 'Regulated by the RICS' - this means we are a professionally qualified and regulated practice - bound by a code of conduct, strict rules and regulations. This means that we will only undertake work which is directly within our field(s) of expertise and that we are also fully insured (both Professional Indemnity and Public / Employers Liability).

​We are passionate about architecture and the countryside, its' sustainable future and the protection / re-use of rural buildings: as such we offer our professional expertise to satisfy a range of rural property issues, including (but not limited to): Town & Country Planning (Planning Consultancy) and Architectural Design / Building Design (Architecture).  Our primary interest being sustainable projects for the 'change of use' of buildings & land.

We aim to operate a tight ship with low overheads and zero debt (we run an almost entirely paperless office) working with the latest computer software to provide the best possible service to our clients.  Our 3D building design capability enables fast visualisation of our work and a seamless continuity between all levels of our design output.

Despite our cutting edge offer and market leading output quality, our services are available to all of our customers at surprisingly low rates (compared to our competitors).  OK, its fair to say you will always find someone cheaper... but isn't that always the way!  You won't find us on the high street (ever) and we'll always meet our clients at their own premises (for their convenience) - in other words we work for our customers - not for our accountants!

We generally undertake work for:
  • Farmers & Farm Businesses
  • Rural Estates / Estate Managers
  • Equestrian Properties & Businesses
  • Home / Property Owners*
  • Tourism Entrepreneurs
  • Countryside Attractions & Recreation Sites

* Please note that 'small' extensions are not really our cup of tea... However if necessary we would be happy to refer you to a suitable 3rd party specialist.

That said, large, unique extensions and complete 'one off' domestic overhauls really do float our boat... so please get in touch!
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