Category: Property law and finance

The value of local knowledge and intelligence

The Dorset Insider, a new sporadic column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

Can we fix housing without ruining our countryside?

Welcome to The Grumbler, the new open opinion column in The BV. It’s a space for anyone to share their thoughts freely. While the...

Just how meaningful was that Big Conversation?

Introducing The Dorset Insider, a new column dedicated to shedding light on local matters with unfiltered honesty and a critical eye. The author –...

Hubbub Over HUB: Mampitts Green decision fuels new row

It’s been a long road for Shaftesbury, and though £880k in council funding has been awarded, some residents aren’t celebrating yet When the chance to...

West Wincanton plans – the pros and cons

Is a 650-home development west of Wincanton an unsustainable misuse of good farmland, or “an opportunity to deliver more than housing” A major plan for...

Dismay and delays – Dorset Council’s post-Covid planning debacle

Seth Dellow considers the rise in non-determined applications as councillors demand a louder voice in decision-making In recent months, the government’s Planning Inspectorate has approved...

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The calm before the storm

Lucy Procter, co-owner of The Glanvilles Stud, shares a diary of life on a Thoroughbred stud.This month - sales foals and poo-picking after 30...

Planning Your Trip to the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show: Where to Stay and What to See

There is something uniquely British about voluntarily spending a significant portion of your August weekend standing in a field in Motcombe, surrounded by pristine...