Cllr David Walsh, Portfolio Holder for planning, said
“It has come to my attention that leaflets are circulating around Swanage regarding The Dorset Council Local Plan’s proposal for a Gypsy and Traveller site on Land at Washpond Lane and Ulwell Road.
While we welcome residents raising awareness of the Dorset Local Plan and the opportunity to respond to our public consultation, we strongly oppose any form of racism, prejudice and discrimination. The leaflet that was circulated included the names of Councillor Suttle and Trite we would like to stress that this was not prepared or endorsed by them.
The purpose of the consultation is to gain feedback from residents, businesses and other organisations on the proposals in the Dorset Local Plan. We don’t want to discourage people from discussing the local plan but we also have a responsibility to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For these reasons, people should not be distributing leaflets to raise awareness of particular issues in the plan because of the risk around spreading COVID”.
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