Councillor David Northam
Email: cllrdavid.northam@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Council: Dorset
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
72 meetings · Page 1 of 15
Place and Resources Overview Committee - Thursday, 4th June, 2026 10.00 am
Dorset Council - Thursday, 14th May, 2026 6.30 pm
Western and Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 7th May, 2026 10.00 am
Dorset Council - Thursday, 16th April, 2026 6.30 pm
Western and Southern Area Planning Committee - Thursday, 2nd April, 2026 10.00 am
Decisions from Meetings
107 decisions · Page 4 of 22
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
Dorset National Landscape Management
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025
...to adopt the Dorset National Landscape Management Plan 2026-31, a strategic framework for conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, biodiversity, and cultural heritage of the Dorset National Landscape.
Recommendations Approved
Future Leisure Management
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025
...to ensure continued leisure service provision, the Cabinet agreed to procure a single leisure operator contract, extend existing leisure contracts for Ferndown, Blandford, and Dorchester centres, and develop a procurement strategy for this new contract.
Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025
...the final Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy, a statutory framework for nature recovery across the county developed through stakeholder engagement and evidence gathering, was approved for publication and integration into council policies.
Recommendations Approved
Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership Closure
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm - December 09, 2025
...to finalise the closure of the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (DLEP), the Cabinet approved the transfer and acceptance of residual DLEP funds, totaling £4,640,160.17 to Dorset Council and £4,640,160.18 to BCP Council, for community benefit, and noted the resignation of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Strategy from the DLEP Board.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 72
Average per Month: 2.9
Decisions Recorded: 107