Bothenhampton & Walditch Parish Council
Agendas - 8th January 2024, 12th February & 4th March 2024
Letter to BTC regarding ringfenced monies for nature reserves and play areas
Letter to Simon White regarding permissive footpath through The Hyde Care Home
Letter to R & L Rhodes regarding Jubilee Tree
Agenda - 13th November 2023
Letters to residents at 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70 Howard Road regarding area adjacent to garages abutting Valley View Amenity Area
Letter to David Carey, Dorset Council regarding Spinners Lane
Agenda - 9th October 2023
Letter to Tony Burden - Dorset Council regarding speed limits
Agenda - 11th July 2023 to 10th September 2023
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Land to the South of Barn Corner / Planning Application P/MPO/2023/04147
Agenda - 12th June 2023 and 10th July 2023
Letter to Neil Wedge of DAPTC
Agenda - 15th May 2023
Further Letter to R Bennett regarding trees in Walditch / Sycamore Avenue
Letter to Forestry Commission regarding trees in Walditch / Sycamore Avenue
Agenda - 3rd April 2023
Letter to Village Hall Secretaries regarding insurance for events
Further letter to Highways England regarding A35/Sea Road South, Bridport, Dorset Dt6 & Footpath W5/5
Agenda - 13th March 2023
Letter to Dorset Council Tree Team regarding Sycamore Avenue (G Cox / J Bennett)
letter to Dorset Council Tree Team regarding Tree Issues (in both villages (N Collins)
Letter to R Snelgrove (DIGS) regarding Bothenhampton Nature Reserve
Letters to Walditch Village Hall, Bothenhampton Village Hall, Lower Walditch Play Area & Orchard Secretary regarding insurance for events
Letter to Dorset Council Highways regarding Hollow Way / High Pavement (D Carey)
Letter to Highways England regarding A35/Sea Road South, Bridport, Dorset Dt6 / Footpath W5/5
Further letter to Dorset Council Tree Team (Andrew Douglas) regarding Sycamore Avenue
Agenda - 13th February 2023
Letter to C Loder MP - regarding visit to Parish Council Annual Meeting
Letter to Walditch Village Hall, Bothenhampton Village Hall and Lower Walditch Play Area regarding
coronation of King Charles III
Letter and sketch to Ashley Cooper regarding John Gundry Play Area
Letter to Ms C Donald regarding footpath W5/21
Agenda - 9th January 2023
Letter to Dorset Council Trading Standards regarding sheep on Walditch Road - email
Agenda - 10th October 2022
Letter to Mr G Cox (Dorset Council) regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch
Agenda - 14th November 2022
Letter to Mr G Cox (Dorset Council) regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch
Letter to Cllr E Berry
Agenda - 12th September 2022
Letter to J Smith regarding Crock Lane
Letter to P Maynard regarding cyclists
Letter to K Ockenden regarding John Holt Play Area
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Marrowbone Lane
Letter to Mrs Sargent regarding Valley Road
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding Investment in Bridport
Agenda - 18th July 2022
Letter to Mr J Bennett (Dorset Council) regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch
Agenda - 13th June 2022
Letter to C Loder MP regarding B3157 Road Safety
Agenda - 11th April 2022 and 9th May 2022
Letter to Ms K Pullen regarding Sycamore Tree overshadowing 20 Howard Road
Letter to Mrs R Ackerman regarding footpath 5/4 to the South West of 33 Crock Lane
Agenda - 14th March 2022
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding Dog Bin
Letter to Walditch Village Hall Secretary regarding replacement village hall window
Letter to PlayQuest regarding path in Lower Walditch Play Area
Follow up letter(s) to BT regarding telegraph pole in Old Church Road, Bothenhampton
Letter to house owner 33 Crock Lane regarding fence encroaching onto footpath
Agenda - 7th February 2022
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding BLAP Contribution and BLAP Protocol
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Quarry Lane and overhanging vegetation
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Hollow Way and raised pavement
Letter to PlayQuest regarding path at Lower Walditch Play Area
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Howard Road / Gundry Road Junction DT6 4SH - Request for ‘SLOW DOWN HORSES AND CHILDREN’ signs, Howard Road, Walditch
Letter to 56 Howard Road regarding Howard Road / Gundry Road Junction DT6 4SH - Request for ‘SLOW DOWN HORSES AND CHILDREN’ signs, Howard Road, Walditch
Agenda - 10th January 2022
Letter to Messrs Bennett & Cox, Dorset Council, regarding Walditch Trees
Letter to Dorset Council regarding water seepage at Long Lane, Bothenhampton
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding BLAP contributions
Letter to Cllr K Clayton regarding Walditch trees
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Community Governance Review
Letter to PlayQuest regarding Lower Walditch Play Area
Letter to Mrs P Maynard regarding Crown roundabout / Sea Road South
Letter to Highways England regarding Crown roundabout / Sea Road South
Letter to Dorset Council regarding trees near the bottom of Walditch Road by the Crock Lane footpath
Follow up letter to Mrs P Maynard following response from Highways England
Letter to Dorset Council Planning regarding 33 Manor Fields, DT6 4DB
Agenda - 8th November 2021
Letter to Mr R Snelgrove regarding Wanderwell Quarry
Letter to Playdale regarding John Gundry Play Area
Follow up letter to Playdale regarding John Gundry Play Area
Letter to Mr Parsons regarding dumping of waste on Walditch Knapp
Letter to Mr Pymore regarding damaged beech tree in the Avenue, Walditch
Second follow up Letter to Dorset Council regarding Speed Limits in parish
Agenda - 11th October 2021
Letter to Dorset Councillors regarding Community Governance Review
Letter to James Bennett (Dorset Council) regarding Beech and London Plane TPOs
Letter to Mrs Willis
Letter to The Hyde regarding trees and footpaths
Letter to Walditch Village Hall Committee
Letter to Mr H Allen regarding Community Governance review
Agenda - 13th September 2021
Letter to Dorset Council Environmental Health Deptament and Dorset Council AONB regarding flytipping of waste on AONB land between the Hyde and Bonscombe
Letter to D Dixon (BTC) regarding BANP Annual Monitoring Report
Letter to R Goff and G Nicholson (Dorset Council) regarding outstanding portal requests
Letter to Dorset Council (M Garrity et al) regarding Homestead Farm
Letter to Dorset Council (Highways) regarding 20mph speed limits
Letter to Playdale regarding John Gundry Play Area
Agenda - 14th June 2021
Follow up letter to Chief Executive Officer Dorset Council regarding Homestead Farm – height and dimension plans
Responses from Dorset Council regarding Homestead Farm height and dimension plans
Letter to Lower Walditch Play Area Committee regarding additional play equipment
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Sycamore Avenue tree replacement
Letter to Mr R Jackman regarding Homestead Farm
Letter to Mrs MacDermott regarding Tony's Track
Letter to PlayQuest regarding repairs to play Equipment (lack of response by PlayQuest)
Agenda - 26th April 2021
Letter to R Pikesley and copies to Dorset Council and Bridport Town Council
Letter to Chris Loder MP regarding Dorset National Park
Letter to Dorset Council Planning / Development Management regarding Planning Appeal A/WD/D/19/003186 Homestead Farm, Main Street, Bothenhampton, Bridport DT6 4BJ
Letter to Chief Executive Officer Dorset Council regarding Planning Process / Homestead Farm
Agenda - 12th April 2021
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Homestead Farm
Email to J Beal following FOI request
Letter to Richard Jackman
Letter to Chris Loder MP
Agenda - 8th March 2021
Letter to Dorset Council regarding transfer of nature reserves
Letter to Planning Inspectorate regarding Homestead Farm Planning Application Appeal
Letter to Bridport and West Dorset Sports Trust and the Real Tennis Club (Walditch Road) regarding ice on Walditch Road and footpath W5/7
Letter to Mr and Mrs de Greeff regarding steps on Bothen Hill (copied to DC Highways)
Agenda - 8th February 2021
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding Footpath W1/13 ends and Footpath W5/5 begins
Letter to Dorset Council regarding WD/D/20/002660 MARROWBONE LANE
Letter to PlayQuest regarding play equipment signage and 'basic level mark' at Lower Walditch Play Area
Agenda - 11th January 2021
Letter to R Wheeler, Old School House regarding Telegraph Pole
Letter to Holy Trinity Church, Bothenhampton
Letter to British Telecom regarding Telegraph Pole - Old Church Road
Letter to Cllr Gill Smith
Letter to Mrs Sargent - Valley Road
Letter to resident at 19 Valley Road
Follow up letter to BT regarding Telegraph Pole - Old Church Road
Letter to Mr D West regarding Bothenhampton Nature Reserve
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan / Survey
Agenda - 9th November 2020
Letter to J Riley
Letter to Edward Berry
Letter to Russell Goff and Giles Nicholson regarding Jellyfields / Bothenhampton Nature Reserves
Letter to David Dixon regarding BANP budget
Letter to Paul Fuszard (Bridport Town Council) regarding Lengthsmans hours
Letter to Mrs Irvine regarding heavy lorries and weight restriction along Main Street, Bothenhampton
Letter to D Carey (Dorset Council) regarding Burton Road traffic issues
Letter to Balfour Beatty regarding signage and street furniture along A35 Sea Road South
Letter to R Goff (Dorset Council) regarding Dorset Council walking map
Letter to P Watkins regarding Howard Road Rewilding
Email to Dorset Council regarding missing gate/fence at John Holt Play Area
Email to Jon Lake (Dorset Council) regarding Speed restrictions in Walditch
Agenda - 12th October 2020
Letter to Cllrs Bolwell, Clayton, Williams regarding Homestead Farm (D Walsh)
Letter to Chris Loder MP, regarding Broadband in Walditch
Letter to Mr A Probets / D Carey (Dorset Council) regarding Flooding in Walditch
Letter to R Goff / N J Collins (Dorset Council) regarding Trees in the Parish
Emails to residents regarding rewilding of Howard Road Amenity Area.
Emails to S Arscott, BT and X2 Connect regarding Telephone / Book Box in Bothenhampton
Emails regarding footpath (Hollow Way to Lake Lane) aka Tony’s Track
Emails to Walditch VH Committee and Dorset Council regarding S106 and CIL monies for
work at Walditch Village Hall
Emails to Edward Berry (potential new councillor)
Emails to V Newman regarding Bothenhampton Old Church
Emails to Robin Carter regarding availability of allotments
Emails regarding amended planning application 1 The Paddocks
Emails regarding BANP Budgets
Email to S Hyde regarding flooding in Bothenhampton
Email to Bridport Town Council regarding Lengthsman’s hours and invoice
Letter to Chris Wellman-Herold regarding Grant
Emails regarding dead / dying tree along Hollow Way (DC and Mrs Golds)
Agenda - 14th September 2020
Emails to M Hyatt / D Chambers regarding missing dog bin and fires in nature reserve
Thank you letter to C Sparkes
Submission to Dorset Council regarding WD/D/19/003186 Homestead Farm, Bothenhampton
Emails regarding Burton Road Traffic Issues
Letter to Highways England regarding Installation of pedestrian traffic lights on the A35 halfway along Sea Road South
Emails regarding blocking of Right of Way at bottom of garden 1 – 4 Nordons, Bothenhampton
Emails to J Ailward regarding Broadband in Walditch
Letter to D Carey (Dorset Council) regarding Flooding in Walditch
Letter to D Carey (Dorset Council) regarding weight restriction on Main Street, Bothenhampton
Letter to D Carey (Dorset Council) regarding Burton Road
Letter to Highways England regarding A35 / Sea Road South
Letter to Ken Hussey regarding inspection and maintenance of Lower Walditch Play Area
Agenda - 13th July 2020
Letter to Cllr D Bolwell regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch
Letter to B Turner (Dorset Council) regarding Burton Road
Letter to R Goff (Dorset Council) regarding footpath W5/20
Agenda - 8th June 2020
Letter to D Chambers regarding Dog Bins
Agenda - 11th May 2020
Letter to Playquest regarding Lower Walditch Play Area
Agenda - 13th April 2020
Letter to Playquest regarding Lower Walditch Play Area
Letter to Messrs Loades and Parker regarding Lower Walditch Play Area
Letter to Dorset Council regarding availability of Section 106 monies
Letter to David Landscapes regarding Grass Cutting Contract
Letter to Derek Smith regarding Grass Cutting Contract
Letter to Dorset Council regarding availability of Section 106 monies
Letter to Mr C Loder (MP for West Dorset)
Agenda - 9th March 2020
Letter to Mrs C Irvine, Main Street, Bothenhampton
Letter to Mr K Hughes, Homestead Farm
Letter to Dorset Council regarding Walditch Speed Limit
Letter to Bridport Town Council requesting additional dog bins
Letter to Bridport Town Council regarding Nature Reserves
Letter to Mr A Hollingsworth and Mr G Cox regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch
Agenda - 10th February 2020
Letter to Mr D Chambers (BTC) regarding Parish Nature Reserves
Letter to Mr M Watters regarding Bothenhampton Old Church
Letter to Mr S Christopher (Dorset Council) regarding Homestead Farm
Agenda - 13th January 2020
Letter to Mr M Potter (Dorset Council) regarding Crock Lane Speed Limit and response
Letter to Mr B Turner (Dorset Council) regarding Walditch Road and Burton Road (potholes and speed)
Letter to Mr D Dixon (Bridport Town Council) regarding Neighbourhood Plan
Letter to Mr D Chambers (Bridport Town Council) regarding Jellyfields and Bothenhampton Nature Reserve
Agenda - 11th November 2019
Letter to Mr B Turner (Dorset Council) regarding Walditch Speed Limit
Letter to Mr N Collins (Dorset Council) regarding Tree Survey at John Gundry Play Area
Letter to Ms D Redding / Mr M Garrity (Dorset Council) regarding Homestead Farm
Letter to Mr G Nicholson (Dorset Council) regarding Jellyfields Nature Reserve
Letter to Mr A Hollingsworth (Dorset Council) regarding Sycamore Avenue, Walditch Road,
The Hyde, Walditch
Letter to Mr M Pearce regarding footpath and hedge to the right of Church Rise , Bothenhampton
Agenda - 14th October 2019
Letter to Ms D Redding regarding Planning Matter WD/D/17/001274 21 ELWELL, BRIDPORT DT6 4DX
Letter to Mr G Briggs regarding Cedar Tree to the rear of 7 Howard Road
Letter to Ms D Redding (Dorset Council) regarding Homestead Farm (23rd September 2019)
Letter to Mr and Mrs Irvine regarding Homestead Farm
Letter to Ms D Redding (Dorset Council) regarding Homestead Farm (30th September 2019)
Letter to Mr G Nicholson (Dorset Council) regarding Jellyfields Nature Reserve, Bridleways W5/9, W5/10 and Bridleway adjacent to Old Church Road, Bothenhampton
Agenda - 9th September 2019
Letter to D Chambers - Lower Walditch Play Area
Letter to Mr & Mrs Tuckwell, 1 Howard Road regarding Noticeboard
Letter to Mr R Robins regarding two storey extension recently constructed at Landfall, Old Church Road, Bothenhampton
Letter to J Marshall (DC Planning) regarding 11 Chestnut Road, Bridport DT6 4JP
Letter to J Marshall (DC Planning) regarding Homestead Farm, Bothenhampton DT6 4BJ
Emailed letter from Peter Wessel regarding cattle boluses found on Hyde Hill causing death of family dog. Letter from Chairman to Peter Wessel requesting further information
Letter to Cllr Clayton regarding overgrown hedge opposite 66 Crock Lane, Bothenhampton
Letters to N Collins (Dorset Council), M Joy (Town & Country Tree Care and,
C Stoodley (Forest and Tree Care) regarding quotes for work in Valley View
Letter to Mr A Burfoot (Highways – South West Enquiries regarding A35 / Sea Road South
Emailed letter from Graham Purse regarding Bothenhampton Old Church – request for help with rubbish removal (£249.99). Letter from Chairman in response
Emailed letter from Anita de Greeff (Bothen Hill) regarding hedges / verges overhanging trees in Crock Lane and vicinity. E-mail forwarded to DC for them action
Emailed letter from Giana Allen (Cherry Tree Cottage) regarding destruction of Dorset bank along Duck Street, various emailed responses and subsequent letter to Ms D Redding (Dorset County Planning)
Emailed letter from Steve Farnham (Porter Dodson) attaching Lease for Lower Walditch Play Area and Orchard and Parish Council’s response asking for clarification of certain points.
Emailed request from G Briggs (7 Howard Close) for Cedar Tree on land adjacent to his property to be crowned. PC response by email. (see Agenda item in Section 7 of Agenda and Minutes)
Emailed letter to Ms L Hart regarding Melplash Show
Letter to Mr Geoff Matthews