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Christchurch and East Dorset Councils have undertaken a green belt study to inform the Local Plan Review, to consider how each area of the green belt meets its statutory purposes.
In April 2017 Christchurch and East Dorset Councils commissioned consultants LUC (Land Use Consultants) to undertake a Green Belt study to inform the Local Plan Review. The purpose of the study is to consider how well each area of Green Belt meets its statutory purposes. This will be an important basis should any review of Green Belt boundaries be considered. The study does not consider whether land should be released from the Green Belt for development: that is a matter for the Councils.
The study (stages 1 and 2, September 2017) are available below:
The objectives of the study (stages 1 and 2) are to:
If the Councils subsequently propose to release Green Belt land for development as part of the Local Plan Review; LUC will undertake a third stage of the study which will: