Dorset Coastal Explorer Planning

Dorset Coastal Explorer Planning will be an innovative planning tool, based on Dorset Explorer, providing information on existing policies, ecology, current uses and land/seascape features to professional planners, developers and other key stakeholders to inform planning and decision-making in the coastal zone.

This system will allow the user to select a point or area anywhere within the Marine Management Area, and generate a report showing a map of seabed habitats, existing infrastructure and sectoral uses of the area. It will list relevant planning policies and provide links to their detail. New and reviewed sustainability indicators will also be integrated into the Coastal Explorer Planning tool.