Decisions

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach, 31 March 2025 – 11 April 2025 - Various Roads, Holt as listed: 

[i] Whitemoor, Holt between Broom House and Sheepcroft Lane;  

[ii] Whitesheet, Holt between Sheepcroft Lane and Whitemoor House. 

This Order will enable Wessex Internet to carry out fibre cable installation works.  

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: Approved B3148, Castleton - 30th March 2025, between 09:30 and 15:30.

This Notice will provide Openreach with a safe working area to replace a telegraph pole.

Consultation period: 10th January 2025 to 7th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach 30 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – A356, TOLLER PORCORUM between its junction with Toller Road and the entrance to Toller Trailers. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to overhead structure.  

Consultation period: 30 January 2025 – 13 March 2025 

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach 27 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – B3164, BURSTOCK between its junction with Grange Lane and its junction with Wall Lane. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out pole tests.  

Consultation period: 30 January 2025 – 12 March 2025 

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach 25 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – B3162, DRIMPTON between St Mary's Church and a point approximately 370 metres southeast. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out pole tests.  

Consultation period: 30 January 2025 – 12 March 2025 

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Decision: 

Approved 

SGN, 30 March 2025 – 2 May 2025 - Ringwood Road, Ferndown northbound between Glenmoor Road and Church Road as indicated by signage on site. 

This Order will enable SGN to carry out gas main replacement works.  

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: 

Approved 

Openreach 30 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – B3157, BRIDPORT, between the entrance to the sewage treatment works and a point approximately 130 metres north. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out pole test works.  

Consultation period: 06 February 2025 – 12 March 2025 

Following consultation, no comments received. 

Park Lane, Weymouth - 18th March 2025 until 20th March 2025.

This Notice will enable Wessex Water to carry out urgent works to repair a mains leak in the highway.

Consultation period: N/A as urgent works.

Decision: 

Approved 

Dorset Council, 10:00 – 14:00 on 18 March 2025 – West Street, Blandford Forum at Blandford Bridge as indicated by signs on site 

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out urgent tree removal works. 

Consultation not carried out by the Traffic Team / urgent works 

Decision: Approved

Dorchester Road, East Knighton - 31st March 2025 until 1st April 2025.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out drainage works.

Consultation period: 4th March 2025to 13th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

Revels Hill, Cosmore Dorset - 31st March 2025 until 31st March 2025, between 09:00 and 16:00.

This Order will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: 23rd December 2024 to 12th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

Various Roads, Sutton Poyntz - 24 March 2025 until 25 March 2025, between 09:00 and 16:00.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out essential highway maintenance works.

Consultation period: date to date. - N/A as internal

Following consultation, comments - N/A as internal

CHURCH STREET, UPWEY, WEYMOUTH - 24 March 2025 until 28 March 2025, between 09:00 and 17:30.

This Notice will enable Upton Trees Ltd to carry out tree works.

Consultation period: 13/02/2025 - 10/03/2025

Following consultation, comments - comments received from Business owner who has liaised with Upton Trees.

Approved 

Openreach, 14 March 2025 – C55. WIMBORNE ST GILES between its junction with Park Lane and its junction with B3081. 

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out emergency works to replace damaged pole.  

Emergency works therefore no consultation carried out. 

Approved

Openreach, 31 March 2025 between 09:30 - 15:30 - Unnamed Lane, Edmondsham between 7 Edmondsham and a point approximately 470 metres west

This Notice will enable Openreach safe access to carry out pole testing works in the highway. 

Following consultation, no comments received.

Approved

Openreach, 12 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – OAK LANE, CORSCOMBE between its junction with Catsley Lane and the entrance to Benville Manor.

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

Unnamed Road, Purse Caundle - 10th March 2025 until 13th March 2025.

This Notice will enable Wessex Water safe access to carry out emergency works to repair a mains leak.

Consultation period: N/A as emergency works

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Approved

Dorset Council, 24 March 2025 until 28 March 2025 – CHURCH HILL LANE, COMPTON VALENCE between the entrance to Sunny Bank and the entrance to Manor Farm.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out drainage works.

Consultation not carried out by Traffic Team.

Approved

Scottish and Southern Power Distribution, 24 March 2025 until 28 March 2025 – LITTLEBREDY FARM ROAD, LITTLEBREDY between the entrance to Crow Hill Cottage and a point approximately 35 metres west.

This Notice will allow Scottish and Southern Power Distribution to carry out a new connection. 

Consultation period: 29 January 2025 – 28 March 2025

Following consultation, no comments received.

Approved

Dorset Council 21 March 2025 until 28 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – CARDS MILL LANE, WHITCHURCH CANONICORUM, between its junction with Taphouse Lane and Berehayes Farm.

This Order will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance works.

Consultation not carried out by Traffic Team.

Decision: Approved

C20, Mappowder - 10th March 2025 until 12th March 2025.

This Notice will enable Wessex Water safe access to carry out emergency works to repair a burst water main.

Consultation period: NA as emergency works.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Approved 

Dorset Council, 24 March 2025 until 28 March 2025 – C96, WOOTH between its junction with Pymore Lane and a point approximately 145 metres north. 

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out drainage works. 

Consultation not carried out by Traffic Team. 

Decision: Approved

Station Road, Stalbridge - 11th March 2025 between 09:30 and 15:30.

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

customer service.

Consultation period: NA as urgent works

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the

Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Keysworth Drive Sandford - 24th March 2025 until 28th March 2025, between 09:00 and 15:30.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: 29th January 2025 to 7th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the

Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Back Lane, Kingston - 24th March 2025 until 26th March 2025, between 09:00 and 15:00.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: 4th February 2025 to 7th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the

Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved 

Milborne St Andrew Point to point. 22^ND March 2025 between 0900 and 1800 – Footpath E14/8, from the junction with Roke Road to Public Bridleway E14/7, a distance of approximately 860 metres 

This notice is required to create a safe event area whilst a point to point horse race takes place. 

Consultation period:  NA.

Decision: Approved

C15, Marnhull - 24th March 2025 until 28th March 2025.

This Notice will provide Wessex Internet with safe access to install fibre cabling.

Consultation period: 19th December 2024 to 13th February 2025.

Following consultation,no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the

Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision:

Approved

ddc (Agents for National Highways), between 21:00 - 06:00 on 24 - 28 March 2025 - Verwood Slip Road - Access From A31 To B3081 Verwood Road, Ashley Heath between Folly Farm Lane and B3081 Verwood Road.

This Notice will enable ddc (Agents for National Highways) safe access to carry out various survey works in the highway. 

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision:

Approved

Wessex Internet, 24-28 March 2025 - Lumber Lane, Knowlton between B3078 Cranborne Road and a point approximately 1700 metres north.

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

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: To set and agree the household waste container charges for 2025-26

It was decided to uplift all container charges by 5% to ensure that all additional costs incurred by Dorset Council in providing these services are recovered.

This decision is delegated to the Executive Director for Place in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member, under Dorset Council’s Scheme of Delegation.

Decision:

Approved

Openreach, 07 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – B3163, BEAMINSTER, between the entrance to Horn Park Farm and a point approximately 485 metres east.

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.

To amend the Bridport Neighbourhood Area to reflect changes made to local governance (the parishes of Allington, Bradpole and Bothenhampton & Walditch have been abolished) and to its component boundaries (the revised parishes of Bridport and Symondsbury) in April 2024 arising from a Community Governance Review. 

Scheme of delegation 

Under the Officer Scheme of Delegation (April 2019), the Executive Director of Place has the power to ‘make a final determination as to whether to designate a neighbourhood plan area and/or make such an area a business area’. 

The Local Scheme of Nomination (April 2022) sets out which functions have been nominated by the Executive Director of Place and any conditions or limitations. This includes the power ‘make a final determination as to whether to designate a neighbourhood plan area and/or make such an area a business area’.  

The conditions/limitations are ‘Provided that this does not include power to make: (i) a final determination as to whether to designate a neighbourhood plan area unless in his/her opinion: 

    (A) there is insufficient time to have the matter considered by the relevant committee as part of the normal committee cycle;  

    (B) the Council is legally obliged to approve the designation; and/or  

    (C) there has been no objection to the proposal submitted to the Council within any relevant time for the submission of representations which has not been withdrawn;’ 

The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) state under regulation 5A that where a local planning authority receives an area application from a parish council; the area specified in the application consists of the whole of the parish council’s area; and if any part of the specified area is part of a neighbourhood area, none of that neighbourhood area extends outside the parish council’s area. The local planning authority must exercise their powers under section 61G of the 1990 Act to designate the specified area as a neighbourhood area. Regulation 5A paragraph (3) clarifies that in these circumstances there is no requirement to consult.  

The conditions within the Officer Scheme of Delegation / Local Scheme of Nomination have been met and a decision can be made. 

AGREEMENT MADE UNDER  

Section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 & s1 of the Localism Act 2011Provision of Phosphate Mitigation for developments in Dorset 

River Parratt Catchment Area 

Decision: 

Authorise sealing of above agreement 

Background 

Under the provisions of the Habitats Regulations the Council may only grant planning permission when it is satisfied there will be no adverse impact upon the integrity of the habitat. The Provider entered into an agreement under s111 with Somerset Council to procure the necessary measures to achieve phosphate mitigation as well as planning obligations enforceable by Somerset Council.   

Part of the Council’s area falls within the fluvial catchment area of the River Parrett which falls inside the Catchment Area and the Council is agreeable to developers’ securing Phosphate Mitigation for developments in that part of its area through the allocation of P-Credits (as defined in the Somerset Agreement) by the Provider to such developments to meet their Phosphate Mitigation requirement and enable the grant of planning permission for such developments subject to the Provider  complying with the terms of the Somerset Agreement. 

AGREEMENT MADE UNDER 

Section 33 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 relating to to Woodrow Farm, Yeovil Marsh, Yeovil, Somerset

Decision:

Authorise sealing of s.33 agreement

Background

Under the provisions of the Habitats Regulations the Council may only grant planning permission when it is satisfied there will be no adverse impact upon the integrity of the habitat. The owner of the land subject to thew S.33 Agreement entered into a s106 Agreement with Somerset Council to deliver phosphate mitigation. Part of the council’s area falls within the catchment area and the council is agreeable to developers securing phosphate mitigation credits subject to owner complying with the terms of the Somerset agreement.

Decision:

Approved

Openreach, 20 March 2025 between 0930 and 1530 – B3162, STOKE ABBOTT between B3162 its junction with Norway Lane and the entrance to Higher Brimley Coombe Farm.

This Notice will allow Openreach to carry out a pole replacement. 

Consultation period: 23 January 2025 – 05 March 2025

Following consultation, no comments received.

Decision: Approved

Marsh Lane, Anderson - 24th March 2025 between 09:30 and 15:30.

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

Consultation period: 15th January 2025 to 10th March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

B3390 at MORETON LEVEL CROSSING - 23rd March 2025, between 05:00 and 20:00.

This Notice will enable Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd safe access to clear blocked gulleys and conduits at level crossing to stop flooding of road and railway line.

Consultation period: 14th January 2025 to 3rd March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Stoke Lane Mappowder - 6th March 2025, between 09:30 and 13:30.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out emergency carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: N/A as emergency works.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Holme Lane, East Stoke - 18th March 2025 until 21st March 2025, between 09:00 and 16:00.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: 29th January 2025 to 28th February 2025

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Holme Lane, East Stoke - 18th March 2025 until 21st March 2025, between 09:00 and 16:00.

This Notice will enable Dorset Council to carry out carriageway maintenance and resurfacing works.

Consultation period: 29th January 2025 to 28th February 2025

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the

Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)

Decision: Approved

Underdown Hollow, Bradford Abbas - 17th March 2025 until 19th March 2025, between 09:30 and 15:30.

This Notice will enable a private tree company to undertake Tree maintenance work.

Consultation period: 19th February 2025 to 3rd March 2025.

Following consultation, no comments received.

(Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution).

Decision: Approved Unnamed Road, Milton Abbas - 3rd March 2025 until 4th March 2025, between 20:00 and 06:00.

This Notice will enable Firstcone Highways Ltd safe access to undertake urgent Vehicle Restraint System Repairs.

Consultation period: N/A as urgent works. (Decisions included can be executive or non-executive in nature, depending on the delegation given.

Please state if the delegation was granted by the Cabinet or any other Committee or is detailed within the Scheme of Delegation in the Council’s Constitution.)