David Northam - Councillor for Dorset (Upwey and Broadwey)

Councillor David Northam

Liberal Democrats Upwey and Broadwey

Email: cllrdavid.northam@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Council: Dorset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Place and Resources Overview Committee (Committee Member) Cabinet (Guest) Joint Overview Committee Strategic and Technical Planning Committee Western and Southern Area Planning Committee (Committee Member) Health and Wellbeing Board Dorset Council (Committee Member) People and Health Overview Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Place and Resources Overview Committee Committee Member

Place and Resources Overview Committee - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 10.00 am

February 12, 2026, 10:00 am
Western and Southern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Western and Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 29th January, 2026 10.00 am

January 29, 2026, 10:00 am
Western and Southern Area Planning Committee Committee Member

Western and Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Guest

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 09, 2025
Dorset Council Committee Member

Dorset Council - Thursday, 4th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 04, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

94 decisions · Page 17 of 19

BCP Council unmet need request response

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

Response to BCP Council on their request.

Recommendations Approved

Development Management: Local Enforcement Plan 2024

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

To seek adoption of an updated local Enforcement Plan for the Planning Service, setting out service aims, how to deal with breaches of planning control and how cases are investigated

Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Reablement Centres

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 15, 2024

An update on the reablement centre programme in Adult & Housing.

Recommendations Approved

Dorset Community Safety Plan 2023-26, Pan Dorset Reducing Offending Strategy 2024-27 and Serious Violence Strategy 2024-25.

From: Dorset Council - Thursday, 10th October, 2024 6.30 pm - October 10, 2024

The Dorset Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is required to produce three-year Community Safety Plans that are revised annually and Reducing Reoffending.

Yes

Additional Procurement Forward Plan Report - £500k (2024 - 2025) and Modern Slavery Transparency Statement 2023- 2024

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 6.30 pm - September 10, 2024

The Council define key decision as those with a financial consequence of £500k or more. A procurement forward plan report was approved by Cabinet 12th March 2024.  This report is additional activity that has since been identified. The Modern Slavery Statement is an annual update in respect of financial year 2023/24.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 94