Forward plan

September to December 2025  (11/08/2025 to 28/11/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

September

1.

Street Lighting Policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Jack Wiltshire

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Period 4 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership (DSCP) Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Megan Cameron-Brown

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Knightsford Neighbourhood Plan New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Ed Gerry

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Dorset Council Property and Housing Repairs - Replacement of RMMSCW Framework New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Julian Wain, Jessica Maskrey

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

All-Age Pan-Dorset Appropriate Adult Service - contract extension approval New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Tina Ironside

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

New Forest Mitigation Strategy New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Hilary Jordan

Decision status:  Abandoned

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8.

Additional Procurement Forward Plan Report - over £500k and Modern Slavery Transparency Statement New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Richard Freed

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

9.

Adoption of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape Management Plan New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Hilary Jordan

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Acquisition of land for SEND provision New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Jessica Maskrey

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

October 2025

11.

Parking Review

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Michael Westwood

Decision status:  Item Deferred

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

12.

Financial Provision for the Voluntary Community Sector

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Jul 2026

Lead officer:  Laura Cornette, Jennifer Lowis

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

13.

Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-2028 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Andy Frost, Ian Grant

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

14.

Age Friendly Communities New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Sam Poole

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

Council Plan Progress Report New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Liz Crocker

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

Empty Homes Strategy New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Steven March

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

Dorset Council - Farms Estates Strategy New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  David Haynes, Jessica Maskrey

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

November

18.

Quarter 2 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

19.

Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) and budget strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   11 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer, Heather Lappin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

December

20.

Dorset Tenancy Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Sharon Attwater, Iain Sim

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

21.

Towards a new model of day opportunities

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Sarah Perrett, Karen Stephens

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  - view reasons

22.

Working with Communities New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   3 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Jennifer Lowis, Sam Crowe

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

February

23.

Dorset Council Housing Allocation Policy

Decision maker:  Dorset Council

Decision:   16 Apr 2026

Lead officer:  Sarah How

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

24.

Quarter 3 financial management report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   29 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

25.

Medium Term Financial Plan and Budget Strategy report

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Dorset Council

Lead officer:  Sean Cremer

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -