Where
Where can I find agendas for meetings? And minutes of past meetings?
Look here on the Meeting Documents page.
Where do I find Travel Information?
Here is our Travel Page.
Where does the Council meet?
The Council generally meets in the D'Urberville Centre, Colliers Lane, Wool, BH20 6DL. Occasionally it meets in Bovington. Check the calendar.
Where can I find out about our local schools?
Local Primary schools:
Where is the answer to my question?
Where are there good walks around Wool?
Here is a circular walk from the Black Bear pub
Where is the doctors?
The GP surgery in Wool is the Wellbridge Practice.
When
When is the next Planning Meeting?
The Planning, Recreation & green Space committee meets monthly.
When can I speak at a meeting?
Time is allocated in every meeting for members of the public to speak. This is usually near the start of the meeting.
When do I need to apply for Planning Permission?
There is advice on the planning page of the dorsetforyou website
Who
Who decides on Planning Applications?
Purbeck District Council makes the decision on each Planning Application. Before that, PDC will ask the Parish Council for its views on each application within the Parish.
How
How can I speak at a Council meeting?
Every meeting of the council has a slot for you to speak. It is usually near the beginning of the meeting.
How do I contact the Council?
The best way is to contact the Parish Clerk. By email, by phone, or in writing.
How does the Parish Council run?
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Planning, Recreation and Green Space - meets every first Monday of the month -
Policy - meets ?
How do I make a Planning Application?
There is a lot of guidance on the planning page of the dorsetforyou website
How do I contact the police?
If life is in danger or a crime is in progress dial 999
How do I find my way around the website?
- To get back to the home page, click the Wool Parish Council logo at the top.
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For the menu, click on the three bar icon at top right.
What
What are the Council's responsibilities?
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Allotments
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Burial Grounds, Cemeteries, Churchyards and Crematoria
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Bus Shelters
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Bye-laws – the power to make bye-laws concerning: baths and washhouses (swimming pools), cycle parks, mortuaries and pleasure grounds
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Community Centres, Conference Centres, Halls, Public Buildings
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Footpaths
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General Spending – parish councils can spend a limited amount of money on anything they deem of benefit to the community that is not covered by the other specific responsibilities described in this list
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Gifts – parish councils may accept gifts
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Highways – lighting, parking places, right to enter into discussions about new roads and road widening, consent of parish council required for diversion or discontinuation of highway, traffic signs and other notices, tree planting and verge maintenance
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Land – acquisition and sale of
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Legal proceedings – power to prosecute and defend any legal proceedings in the interests of the community, power to take part in any public enquiry
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Litter - provision of litter-bins and support for any anti-litter campaigns
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Planning – parish councils must be notified of, and display for residents, any planning applications for the area. Any comments submitted to the planning authority by the parish council must be taken into account
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Postal and Telecommunication Facilities – power to pay a public telecommunications operator any loss sustained in providing services in that area
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Public conveniences – provision and maintenance of public toilets
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Recreation – provision of recreation grounds, public walkways, pleasure grounds, open spaces, village greens and playing fields
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Rights of Way – footpath and bridleway maintenance
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Seats (public)
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Signs – danger signs, place names and bus stops signs
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Traffic Calming
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War Memorials
What is the location of Wool Parish?
Here is a map showing the boundary of Wool Parish.