Richard Biggs - Councillor for Dorset ( Dorchester Poundbury)

Councillor Richard Biggs

 Liberal Democrats  Dorchester Poundbury

Email: cllrrichard.biggs@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

Council: Dorset

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: The Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) (Vice-Chair) Cabinet (Vice-Chair) Shareholder Committee for Care Dorset Holdings Ltd (Vice-Chair) Audit and Governance Committee Joint Overview Committee Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee (Guest) Place and Resources Overview Committee Dorset Council (Committee Member) Staffing Committee Shareholder Committee for Dorset Innovation Park Ltd (Vice-Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

60 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Cabinet Vice-Chair

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
The Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) Vice-Chair

Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence (DCOE) - Monday, 1st December, 2025 10.00 am

December 01, 2025
Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee Guest

Place and Resources Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 20, 2025
Cabinet Vice-Chair

Cabinet - Tuesday, 11th November, 2025 6.30 pm

November 11, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

113 decisions · Page 15 of 23

Quality Assurance Reviewing Officer (QARO) Independent Reviewing Officer's (IRO) Annual Report 2023-2024

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

To consider the Independent Reviewing Officer’s Annual Report.

For Determination

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy 2024-27

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

To consider the SEND Strategy for 2024-27.

For Determination

Acquisition of land known as “KwikFit site”, Westwey Road, Weymouth - Exempt

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

To support the delivery of the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) proposals it is recommended to approve the acquisition of the former “KwikFit” unit on Westwey Road, Weymouth which is situated between two brownfield sites the Council acquired for redevelopment earlier in 2024.  

For Determination

Refurbishment of Hardy House, Portland

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

This is an award of contract to a contractor for the refurbishment of Hardy House on Portland, following a procurement excerise.  

For Determination

Dorset National Landscape (AONB) Interim Management Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17th December, 2024 6.30 pm - December 17, 2024

The Dorset National Landscape Management Plan (hereafter “Plan”) is a material consideration in planning decisions. The current plan expires in this year. Normally a new full plan would have been adopted early in this financial year, but the National Landscapes were granted an extension as various pieces of critical government guidance and related policy had not been completed. In the letter granting the extension, the minster laid out the need for an “plan on a page” to cover the period between expiry and adoption of a new full plan. This interim plan meets these needs, and has been approved by the Dorset National Landscape Partnership Board.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 60

Average per Month: 3.2

Decisions Recorded: 113