Megan Rochester

Council: Dorset

Committees: Dorset Council Northern Area Planning Committee (Officer) Cabinet (Officer) Licensing Sub-Committee (Officer) Eastern Area Planning Committee (Officer) Western and Southern Area Planning Committee (Officer) Corporate Parenting Board (Officer) Appeals Committee (Officer) Strategic and Technical Planning Committee (Officer) Police and Crime Panel (Officer) General Licensing Sub-Committee (Officer) General Licensing Committee Licensing and Gambling Acts Committee’ (Officer) Staffing Committee (Officer)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

109 meetings · Page 1 of 22

Western and Southern Area Planning Committee Officer

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

December 11, 2025
Corporate Parenting Board Officer

Corporate Parenting Board - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 3.00 pm

December 11, 2025
Cabinet Officer

Cabinet - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 6.30 pm

December 09, 2025
Northern Area Planning Committee Officer

Northern Area Planning Committee - Tuesday, 9th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 09, 2025
Strategic and Technical Planning Committee Officer

Strategic and Technical Planning Committee - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 10.00 am

November 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

54 decisions · Page 9 of 11

Dorset Council Childcare Provision

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

To consider alternative arrangements for the management/future ownership of the childcare provisions Dorset Council run in Blandford and Shaftesbury.   Our objectives are to:    Meet our statutory duty1 to secure sufficient childcare, so far as is reasonably practicable, for working parents, or parents who are studying or training for employment, for children aged 0-14 (or up to 18 for disabled children)   Ensure the provisions are run by an organisation with the dedicated leadership, experience, resources, and skills to do this effectively.  

Recommendations Approved

To enter into a new lease of the Sherborne Household Recycling & Waste Transfer Centre

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

The Council’s 25 year long lease of the Waste Management Centre at Sherborne came to an end on 28 September 2023. Head of terms (that are subject to contract and Council ratification) for a new lease, for a further 15 years, have been negotiated ad agreed in principle with the landlord. A Cabinet decision is required due to aggregate value of this leasehold acquisition.

Recommendations Approved

Growth & Economic Regeneration Strategy

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

To consider and agree an approach for the production of a new Economic Growth Strategy including the approach to consultation with the business community and key stakeholders.  

Recommendations Approved

Allocation s106 developer contribution funding for community facilities at Mampitts Green Shaftesbury

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

To determine the award of the s106 developer contribution funding for the delivery of community facilities at Mampitts Green, Shaftesbury.

Recommendations Approved

Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children's Partnership Annual Report April 2023 - 24

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

To ask Cabinet to sign-off the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership Annual Report April 2023 - March 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 109

Average per Month: 5.7

Decisions Recorded: 54