Alex Brenton - Councillor for Dorset (Lytchett Matravers and Upton)

Councillor Alex Brenton

Liberal Democrats Lytchett Matravers and Upton

Email: cllralex.brenton@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Council: Dorset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Eastern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member, Guest) Dorset Council (Committee Member) Joint Overview Committee Cabinet (Guest) People and Health Overview Committee (Guest) Northern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Place and Resources Overview Committee Health and Wellbeing Board

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

66 meetings · Page 1 of 14

Northern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Northern Area Planning Committee - Tuesday, 26th May, 2026 10.00 am

May 26, 2026, 10:00 am
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 21 May 2026 - 6.30 pm

May 21, 2026, 6:30 pm
Dorset Council Committee Member

Dorset Council - Thursday, 14th May, 2026 6.30 pm

May 14, 2026, 6:30 pm
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 30 April 2026 - 6.30 pm

April 30, 2026, 6:30 pm
Eastern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Eastern Area Planning Committee - Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 10.00 am

April 22, 2026, 10:00 am

Decisions from Meetings

40 decisions · Page 5 of 8

Acquisition of Land Neighbouring Dorset Innovation Park

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025

The acquisition of land, currently in Homes England ownership, located at Winfrith, South Dorset and neighbouring the existing Dorset Innovation Park. Purchase of the land would enable a range of potential future employment related uses and secure the long term future of the Innovation Park as a strategic employment site serving the South Dorset geography.

Recommendations Approved

New Forest Recreation Mitigation Strategy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025

... to enable the resumption of granting planning permissions for residential development within the 13.8km and 15km impact zones of the New Forest Heaths, the Cabinet agreed in principle to the New Forest Strategic Access Management and Monitoring Strategy 2025, its application, an interim funding transfer to the New Forest National Park Authority, and delegated the agreement of guidance on proportional contributions for other over-night accommodation.

Recommendations Approved

Adoption of the Cranborne Chase National Landscape Management Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025

... the Cabinet of Dorset decided to adopt the Cranborne Chase Partnership Plan (Management Plan) as set out in Appendix 2 of the report.

Recommendations Approved

July 2025 (Period 4) financial management report 2025/26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to note the Senior Leadership Team's forecast of the Council's full-year outturn, the planned financial control measures, the capital programme for 2025/26, and the number and extent of contract exemptions, as detailed in the July 2025 (Period 4) financial management report.

Recommendations Approved

New Street Lighting Policy

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th September, 2025 6.30 pm - September 09, 2025

...to adopt a new street lighting policy that includes environmental zoning, recommendations for dimming, the use of lower correlated colour temperature (CCT) LEDs in new streetlights, and an agreement to work with the street lighting service provider to replace outdated lanterns in exchange for a share of energy savings.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 66

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 40