Providing a wide range of services and representing the town on all matters affecting Bridport and West Bay.

Local Plan and Local Transport Plan – Consultation

Dorset Council extends consultations deadlines for Local Plan and Local Transport Plan

In response to high levels of public engagement and some problems with the online consultation platform, for which they apologise, deadlines have been extended.

The Local Transport Plan consultation will now close on Monday 20 October and the Local Plan consultation will close on Friday 31 October. Residents can continue to respond:

Online: Dorset is changing – Dorset Council

By email:

Local Plan: [email protected]

Local Transport Plan: [email protected]

Alternative formats and Easy Read documents are available on the Dorset Council website or by request via the email addresses above.

We are encouraging residents to respond as soon as possible and not leave it until the final days, as high demand may continue to affect access.

For more information, please follow this link.

Neighbourhood Plan Review 2025

Bridport Town Council received funding from Locality to undertake a light review of the Bridport Area Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2036. The review was led by the BANP Steering Group.

Three new pieces of work were commissioned:

In addition the Joint Councils Committee approved a Housing Needs Assessment Supplement Document in August.

For more information see the Neighbourhood Plan pages.

Town Centre Health Check – Consultation

Bridport Town Council are undertaking a Town Centre Health Check to gather evidence on how the Town Centre is performing and where improvements will be needed to adjust to the fast-moving world of high street retail.
As part of this we would love it if shoppers and retailers could take part in a quick survey to give their opinions of the town centre.
All fully completed shoppers survey forms submitted by 10th October 2025 will be entered into a prize draw with a range of prizes provided by Bridport Tourist Information Centre. Paper versions will be available at our reception at Mountfield and in Bridport Tourist Information Centre.

Retailers Questionnaire

Shoppers Questionnaire

Town Council Meetings

Calendar of Meetings 2025-2026

All meetings are held at Mountfield, Rax Lane, Bridport DT6 3JP except where shown otherwise. See Committee Meetings for all Agendas and Minutes.  Agendas for forthcoming meetings will be published at least 5 days before the meeting.

Forthcoming Meetings

  • Planning Committee: 3 November: Agenda / Minutes
  • Environment & Social Wellbeing: 5 November: Agenda /Minutes
  • Finance and General Purposes Committee: 10 November: Agenda / Minutes

Recent Meetings

  • Extraordinary Meeting of the Town Council:  6 October: Agenda / Minutes
  • Planning Committee: 29 September: Agenda / Minutes
  • Full Council: 23 September: Agenda / Minutes
  • Finance & General Purposes Committee: 8 September: Agenda/Minutes
  • Neighbourhood Plan JCC: 4 September: Agenda/Minutes
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