Northern Area Planning Committee

Attendance (12 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Alex Brenton	Liberal Democrats	Lytchett Matravers and Upton	Present
Barrie Cooper	Liberal Democrats	Winterborne North	Present
Carole Jones	Conservative	Sturminster Newton	Present
David Taylor	Liberal Democrats	Charminster St Marys	Present
Richard Crabb	Liberal Democrats	Sherborne West	Present
Sherry Jespersen	Conservative	Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants	Present
Val Pothecary	Conservative	Gillingham	Present
Belinda Ridout	Conservative	Gillingham	Absent
Carl Woode	Liberal Democrats	Gillingham	Absent
James Vitali	Conservative	Stalbridge and Marnhull	Absent
Les Fry	Independents for Dorset	Dorchester West	Absent
Rory Major	Liberal Democrats	Dorchester East	Absent

Data last updated: 5 May 2026