Local Transport Plans (LTPs) are statutory documents which set the strategy for the management, maintenance and development of the area's transport system.

Transport accounts for 30% of Dorset's carbon emissions. The county council has a number of initiatives and tools in place to help people and businesses to reduce the amount of carbon generated through travel. These include promoting sustainable travel through Workplace Travel Plans, ensuring that people have the information they need to make the right travel choice for each journey and helping people to reduce the amount they need to travel at all.

Transport Development Management planning including advice on when planning permission is required.