Brian Heatley was elected Green Party Councillor on Dorset Council for Rodwell & Wyke in May 2019, alongside Clare Sutton. He served until retiring at the May 2024 election. His seat on the council was then taken by Green Councillor Claudia Webb.
Archive news featuring Brian Heatley
- Portland Waste Incinerator hangs in the balance, as Green councillors among speakers at Public Inquiry
Powerfuel appealed against Dorset Council’s decision to refuse permission for a new waste incinerator on Portland. The Public Inquiry was held 5-21 December. The large attendance over the two weeks reflected the pretty much unanimous rejection of the Incinerator by local people. Dorset Green Councillors Brian Heatley and Clare Sutton were among over 50 people who spoke at the Public Evidence day, all against the plant. Clare focussed on the impact of 80 (huge!) HGV journeys through Wyke every day, and on the potential harm to our tourist industry and local economy. - Flats proposal for Old Methodist Church in Wyke Regis rejected after many local residents object
A recent planning application to turn the old Methodist Church on Portland Road, Wyke Regis into six flats has been turned down. Many local residents objected because no parking spaces were included, in a part of Wyke where this is a pressing issue. - Coastal bridge and steps collapse in Wyke: Brian Heatley presses Dorset Council for a solution
Sadly the South West Coast Path bridge and steps in Wyke Regis, erected in 2021, collapsed earlier this year due to further instability of the beach. Councillor Brian Heatley is pressing Dorset Council to find a solution, but the only answer may be to move the path further inland, which will require the cooperation of several private landowners. - North Quay demolition and redevelopment going ahead – despite concerns over carbon footprint, environmental standards
Dorset Council’s area planning committee voted earlier this year to approve plans to demolish the former Weymouth & Portland Borough Council offices on North Quay. Green Councillor Brian Heatley (Rodwell & Wyke) argued for renovation over demolition, because we need to save the carbon emissions now rather than over a 50 year period, and because there is no guarantee that Dorset Council will find a developer willing to deliver to a high environmental standard. - Dorset councillors condemn housing 500 asylum-seekers on Bibby Stockholm – with Green-seconded amendment welcoming refugees
A motion condemning the government’s decision to house 500 asylum seekers on the now infamous Bibby Stockholm barge was supported by councillors from all parties. The motion as passed included an amendment proposed by Labour Councillor Paul Kimber and seconded by Green Councillor Brian Heatley (Rodwell & Wyke): “This Dorset Council recognises the contribution that Refugees have made to our Dorset economy and Society, over the years whilst we accept the Bibby Stockholm Barge is inhumane and is entirely inappropriate. Dorset Council welcomes all refugees to be treated, with dignity, and respect”.