Various Roads - Temporary Closure For Fiber Installation Works

Notice of Public Local Inquiry

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Section 53
Notice is Hereby Given that an Inspector will be Appointed by The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to Determine

DORSET COUNCIL
(Footpath from East Lane (D20502) to D20503 Public Road East of Coombe Cottages, Bradford Abbas) Defi nitive Map and Statement Modification Order 2017

And will Attend at: Committee Room 1, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1XJ

On Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 10.00am

To hold a public local inquiry into the Order
The appointed Inspector will also open the Inquiry as a virtual event on Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 10.00am.

Anyone wishing to attend the inquiry virtually must register that interest with the Order Making Authority as soon as possible prior to the Inquiry, by telephone, details of which are set out in this notice. To take part using video, participants will need to have access to Microsoft Teams (via an app or web browser). The link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/offi ce/welcome-tomicrosoft-teams-b98d533f-118e-4bae-bf44-3df2470c2b12 gives further information on how to use this. Alternatively, you can take part by telephone. Registered participants will receive individual joining instructions, providing details of any requirements, guidance and support, whether joining by Teams or telephone.

The effect of the Order, if confi rmed without modifi cations, will be to modify the defi nitive map and statement for the area by adding a Footpath at Bradford Abbas in the West Dorset District as follows:

From its junction with East Lane (D20502), west north west of East Farm at ST 58731547, east along a loose stone/gravel surfaced track to ST 58751547, continue east, passing through the Saxon Maybank development with buildings on either side and passing to the north of East Farm to ST 58931547. Then turn north east to ST 58951548 and continue north east along a hard stone surfaced track, hedged on both sides, south west of Coombe Cottages to ST 59021556. Continue north east, passing to the south east of Coombe Cottages to its junction with the D20503 Road at ST 59061560. Width: 9 metres at ST 58731547, narrowing to 5 metres at ST 58751547 and 4 metres at ST 58931547, widening to 9 metres at ST 58951548 and ST 59021556 and 10 metres at ST 59061560.

Any person wishing to view the statements of case and other documents relating to this Order may do so by appointment at County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ or can be viewed on the Council’s website at:- https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/countryside-coast-parks/ rights-of-way/defi nitive-map-and-statement/orders-with-the-secretary-of-state-for- determination.

The relevant offi cer for this matter if there are any queries is Vanessa Penny, Defi nitive Map Manager. Telephone Number: 01305 224719.

Planning Inspectorate Reference: ROW/3323995.

Contact point at the Planning Inspectorate: Helen Sparks, Rights of Way Section, Room 3/A, Eagle Wing, Temple Quay House, 2 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6PN. 
Tel: 0303 444 5646. Email: helen.sparks@planninginspectorate.gov.uk

Temporary Closure of Various Roads, Compton Abbas
DORSET COUNCIL has made an Order under Section 14 [1] of the Road Traffi c Regulations Act 1984, as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding along Various Roads, Compton Abbas as listed: [i] Chapel Hill in its entirety; [ii] High Street between Chapel Hill and Sandpit Lane; [iii] Sandpit Lane in its entirety. The order is needed in order to comply with health and safety regulations, which require the provision of safe working areas and to minimise the likelihood of danger to highway users. It will come into operation on 18 November 2024 and will remain in force for 18 months, however it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 6 December 2024.

This Order will enable Wessex Internet, safe access to carry out fi bre installation works.

A locally signed diversion route will be put in place to enable traffi c to travel around the closed sections.

If you would like further information about the work being undertaken and access arrangements, please call Wessex Internet on 0333 240 7997. For further information concerning this Order please call Dorset Highways Traffi c Team on 01305 221020. Find this information online: dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/roadworks-events

Dated: 7 November 2024.

JAN BRITTON, Executive Lead for Place - Dorset Council, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. 

Any person who uses or permits the use of a vehicle in contravention of the Notice will be liable on summary conviction to a fi ne not exceeding £1000.