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New regulations introduced for pop-up campsites
The regulations for temporary recreational campsites or ‘pop up’ camping sites have changed with the introduction of new permitted development rights. Land can still be used for up to 28 days a year as a campsite, with an unlimited number of tents only, without formal planning permission until July 25, 2024.
The new rights also allow land to be used for up to 60 days in any calendar year as a campsite. This latest change permits up to 50 pitches of either tents or campervans. With this usage Dorset Council needs to be notified in writing first. There may also be the need for a site licence. Permitted development rights come from a general planning permission granted by Government rather than local councils. These rights mean that certain types of work can be carried out without needing to apply for formal planning permission.
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For more information about the regulations for pop-up campsites visit dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/w/temporaryrecreational-campsites-or-pop-upcamping-sites
£63k more than fair for kids’
Thousands of people dug deep in their pockets at The Sherborne Castle Country Fair and raised a whopping £63,000 for children’s charities in Dorset and Somerset.
Some 11,000 people attended the quintessentially rural event at Sherborne Castle, raising vital funds for A-Stars, Diverse Abilities, Dorchester Opportunity Pre-school Group, Future Roots, Hamdon Youth Grou plus, Home-Start West Dorset, Life Education Wessex, Marine Society & Sea Cadets Somerset & Dorset Branch, Mosaic Family Support (Supporting Bereaved Children) and n If you would like to get involved in 2024, contact info@sherbornecountryfair .com.
PROMISEworks, Riding for the Disabled Blackmore Vale Group, Sherborne Area Youth and Community Centre, Somerset Sight, StreetLight Project, The Gryphon School Lego Club. The Rendezvous Sherborne, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Charity (Children’s Music Therapy), Yeovil Opportunity Group also will benefit.
A team of volunteers organised the first fair in 1996 and to date has raised £1.3m, supporting 100 children’s charities.
