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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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 26/04/2024
Effective from: 26/04/2024
Decision:
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
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 25/04/2024
Effective from: 25/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 25/04/2024
Effective from: 25/04/2024
Decision:
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
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 24/04/2024
Effective from: 24/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 24/04/2024
Effective from: 24/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 24/04/2024
Effective from: 24/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 24/04/2024
Effective from: 24/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 24/04/2024
Effective from: 22/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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.
Decision Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 23/04/2024
Effective from: 23/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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 Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 23/04/2024
Effective from: 23/04/2024
Decision:
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
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Planning
Decision published: 18/04/2024
Effective from: 18/04/2024
Decision:
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.
Lead officer: Philip Reese
Decision Maker: Officer Delegated Decision
Decision published: 18/04/2024
Effective from: 12/04/2024
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.
Lead officer: Officer Delegated Decision
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.
None.
Any conflict of interest
declared by any member consulted:
None.
Any dispensation granted in
respect of any declared conflict of interest:
None.
Decision Maker: Executive Lead for Place Directorate
Decision published: 16/04/2024
Effective from: 14/03/2024
Decision:
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.
None.
Any conflict of interest
declared by any member consulted:
None.
Any dispensation granted in
respect of any declared conflict of interest:
None.
Decision Maker: Executive Lead for Place Directorate
Decision published: 16/04/2024
Effective from: 04/03/2024
Decision:
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.
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.
Decision Maker: Executive Lead for Place Directorate
Decision published: 16/04/2024
Effective from: 04/03/2024
Decision:
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.