The Poundbury Development Brief was adopted on 19 December 2006. It has the status of supplementary planning document (SPD), and will be used when decisions are taken on planning applications as part of the local development framework.
The development brief relates to land to the west of Dorchester, within the bypass, that is allocated in the adopted West Dorset District Council Local Plan (July 2006).
West Dorset District Council, with the help of the Dorchester Area Community Partnership, involved the community in extensive consultation as part of preparing a draft version of the document. Throughout the process consultation feedback reports were prepared and published. These reports can be read by clicking on the links on the ‘contacts’ page.  The draft brief was then subject to a six-week period of formal public consultation before a final amended version was adopted. 650 representations were submitted during the formal consultation period for the draft brief. A summary of the comments made and suggested changes considered by committee at the adoption stage, can be read by clicking the link on the ‘contacts’ page.