Decisions

Dorset Council, 25 April 2024 emergency 21-day notice – West Street, Fontmell Magna at the bridge over Fontmell Brook 

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to implement a road closure due to a collapse in carriageway. 

Emergency closure therefore no consultation carried out.

Decision:

Approved

Dorset Council, 25 April 2024 emergency 21-day notice – West Street, Fontmell Magna at the bridge over Fontmell Brook

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to implement a road closure due to a collapse in carriageway.

Emergency closure therefore no consultation carried out

Wessex Water, 13 – 17 May 2024 - Fair Mile Road, Bryanston between Lower Bryanston Farm and Dorchester Hill

This Notice will enable Gigaclear safe access to carry out fibre installation works in the highway.

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: 

Approved 

Wessex Water, 13 – 17 May 2024 - Fair Mile Road, Bryanston between Lower Bryanston Farm and Dorchester Hill 

This Notice will enable Gigaclear safe access to carry out fibre installation works in the highway. 

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Openreach 26 April 2024 between 0930 and 1530 – UNNAMED LANE, COMPTON ABBAS between C13 and Hatts Barn 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out urgent works in the highway to restore customer service. 

Consultation period:  N/A as urgent works.

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach 26 April 2024 between 0930 and 1530 – UNNAMED LANE, COMPTON ABBAS between C13 and Hatts Barn 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out urgent works in the highway to restore customer service. 

Consultation period:  N/A as urgent works 

Openreach 10 May 2024  –  EAST BURTON ROAD, WOOL from junction with Burton Road to the entrance to Seven Stars Pub (in both directions), a distance of approximately 250 metres. 

This Notice will provide Openreach with a safe working area to undertake pole tests.

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: Approved

Openreach 10 May 2024  –  EAST BURTON ROAD, WOOL from junction with Burton Road to the entrance to Seven Stars Pub (in both directions), a distance of approximately 250 metres. 

This Notice will provide Openreach with a safe working area to undertake pole tests.

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Stabilized Pavements 10 May 2024 until 14 May 2024 – Lower Road, Stalbridge between King's Mill Lane and Glovers Road (in both directions), a distance of approximately 1280 metres.

This Notice will enable Stabilised Pavements to carry out plaining, lowering/raising iron works and regen. 

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: Approved

Stabilized Pavements 10 May 2024 until 14 May 2024 – Lower Road, Stalbridge between King's Mill Lane and Glovers Road (in both directions), a distance of approximately 1280 metres.

This Notice will enable Stabilised Pavements to carry out plaining, lowering/raising iron works and regen. 

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received. 

JDT 13 May 2024 until 28 June 2024 – Chapel Road, Lower Bagber from junction with Stalbridge Lane to a point approximately 450 metres to the west  (in both directions). 

This Order will enable JDT (agents working on behalf of SGN) to install a new gas main adjacent to the highway as well as for storage of materials and plant. 

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024 

Following consultation, no comments received.  

Decision: Approved 

JDT 13 May 2024 until 28 June 2024 – Chapel Road, Lower Bagber from junction with Stalbridge Lane to a point approximately 450 metres to the west  (in both directions). 

This Order will enable JDT (agents working on behalf of SGN) to install a new gas main adjacent to the highway as well as for storage of materials and plant. 

Consultation period:  21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024 

Following consultation, no comments received.  

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 8 May 2024 until 10 May 2024 between 2330 and 0600 – A352 at WOOL LEVEL CROSSING 

This Notice will enable Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd safe access to lift and replace Wool Level Crossing to carry out breather switch maintenance. 

Consultation period:  23 February 2024 – 22 April 2024 

Following consultation, no comments received.  

Decision: Approved

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd 8 May 2024 until 10 May 2024 between 2330 and 0600 – A352 at WOOL LEVEL CROSSING

This Notice will enable Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd safe access to lift and replace Wool Level Crossing to carry out breather switch maintenance.

Consultation period:  23 February 2024 – 22 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Stabilised Pavements Ltd 7 May 2024 until 10 May 2024 – C109, Sturminster Newton &

Stalbridge from junction with A357 to junction with King's Mill Lane (in both

directions), a distance of approximately 4320 metres

This Notice will enable Stabilised Pavements safe access to carry out plaining,

lowering/raising iron works and regen.

Consultation period: 21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: Approved

Stabilised Pavements Ltd 7 May 2024 until 10 May 2024 – C109, Sturminster Newton &

Stalbridge from junction with A357 to junction with King's Mill Lane (in both

directions), a distance of approximately 4320 metres

This Notice will enable Stabilised Pavements safe access to carry out plaining,

lowering/raising iron works and regen.

Consultation period: 21 March 2024 – 18 April 2024

Following consultation, no comments received.

South West Water 23 April 2024 until 29 April 2024 – ETHELBERT ROAD, WIMBORNE MINSTER between its junction with Grove Road and number 10 Ethelbert Road. 

This Notice will enable South West Water safe access to carry out emergency works to repair leaking pipe. 

Emergency works therefore no consultation carried out. 

Approved 

South West Water 23 April 2024 until 29 April 2024 – ETHELBERT ROAD, WIMBORNE MINSTER between its junction with Grove Road and number 10 Ethelbert Road. 

This Notice will enable South West Water safe access to carry out emergency works to repair leaking pipe. 

Emergency works therefore no consultation carried out. 

Openreach, 24 April 2024 between 0930 and 1530 – B3162, WINSHAM between its junction with B3165 and Laymore Barn. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out urgent works in the highway to restore customer service. 

Urgent works therefore no consultation carried out. 

Decision:

Approved

Openreach, 24 April 2024 between 0930 and 1530 – B3162, WINSHAM between its junction with B3165 and Laymore Barn.

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out urgent works in the highway to restore customer service.

Urgent works therefore no consultation carried out.

Reason for the Decision

To progress the Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038 to referendum so that pending a favourable vote, the plan can be ‘made’.

Alternative Options considered and rejected

The Council can decide not to follow the recommendations of the Examiner, but it must set out its reasons for doing so.

The Council has agreed to accept all of the Examiner’s recommendations made within his report (Appendix A).

Consultees

The plan has been subject to a large amount of public consultation as it has been progressed.

Budget Implications

On making a formal decision to progress the plan to referendum, the Council is highly likely to become eligible for a grant of £20,000. This grant is intended to cover the costs associated with the Council’s input into the production of the neighbourhood plan including the examination and referendum. The grant of £20,000 will be sufficient to cover the costs associated with the examination and referendum.

Legal Implications

A legal challenge could theoretically be made against a decision to proceed to referendum. Such a challenge could be made on the basis that the neighbourhood plan, as modified, does not meet the basic conditions, is not compatible with the Convention rights or because it does not comply with the definition of a neighbourhood development plan. However, the independent Examiner has considered these matters in light of all of the comments received during the public consultation and examination periods.  Given the evidence before them, officers consider that there is no basis for reaching a different view to the Examiner.

Reference Documents

·       Appendix A: Examiner’s Report

·       Appendix B: Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038 – Referendum Version

a)    The Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038, as modified (please see Appendix B), can proceed to referendum.

b)    A recommendation to ‘make’ the Buckhorn Weston and Kington Magna Neighbourhood Plan 2021 to 2038 be made to a Cabinet meeting after the referendum if the result of the referendum is in support of making the plan and there are no other issues identified that would go against such a decision.

Gigaclear 29 April 2024 until 3 May 2024 - B3145 Long Street, Sherborne from junction with Cheap Street to outside Pretors House, Long 

Street (in both directions), a distance of approximately 70 metres 

This Notice will provide Gigaclear engineers with safe access to install fibre infrastructure. 

Consultation period:  26 March 2024 – 16 April 2024  

Following consultation, no comments received.  

To proceed with a sale of the field at Wilkins Farm as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 December 2023.

Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Place, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Assets and Property and the S151 Officer, to agree the terms of sale with the flexibility for the Executive Director to accept up to a 10% variance in the amount offered.

Reason(s) for Decisions:

To deliver a capital receipt from the sale of the surplus property.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Any conflict of interest declared by any member consulted:

None.

Any dispensation granted in respect of any declared conflict of interest:

None.

To proceed with a sale of the field at Wilkins Farm as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 December 2023.

To proceed with a sale of 16 Brunswick Terrace as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 December 2023.

Cabinet delegated authority to the Executive Director of Place, after consultation with the Cabinet Member for Assets and Property and the S151 Officer, to agree the terms of sale at the price set out in the report. 

Reason(s) for Decisions:

To deliver a capital receipt from the sale of the surplus property.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None.

Any conflict of interest declared by any member consulted:

None.

Any dispensation granted in respect of any declared conflict of interest:

None.

To proceed with a sale of 16 Brunswick Terrace as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 December 2023.

To authorise Dorset Council to complete a new lease of the car park and training centre and complete a reversionary lease at the Old Radio Station, Dorchester as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 September 2023.

The recommendations approved by Cabinet were as follows

1.              That Cabinet approves the withdrawal of the break notice, the variation of the Lease and the taking of a reversionary lease to allow the continued occupation by the Council of the Property.

2.              That Cabinet approves the taking by the Council of a new lease of the car park and training centre located on the same site and adjacent to the Property.

3.              That Cabinet delegates authority to the Executive Director of Place to complete the necessary legal documents to give effect to the above, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Assets & Property.

Reason(s) for Decisions:

To allow the Council to continue its current occupation and deliver services from the Property at reduced cost.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

The Council considered whether the services in use at the Property could be relocated elsewhere (including County Hall). However, several operational issues arose which mean that the most favourable option is to remain at the Property.

Any conflict of interest declared by any member consulted:

None

Any dispensation granted in respect of any declared conflict of interest:

None.

To authorise Dorset Council to complete a new lease of the car park and training centre and complete a reversionary lease at the Old Radio Station, Dorchester as approved by Dorset Council Cabinet on 5 September 2023.