DORSET COUNCIL has issued a Notice under Section 14 [2] of the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 as amended. All vehicles will be prohibited from proceeding along Batterley Drove, Cranborne between Gotham Farm and Vale Acre Farm, a distance of approximately 630 metres.
The Notice is needed in order to comply with health and safety regulations which require the provision of safe working areas and to minimise likelihood of danger to highway users. It will come into operation between 09:30 -15:30 on 5th May 2026 and remain in force for five days, however it is anticipated that the works will be completed by 5th May 2026.
This Notice will enable OPENREACH LIMITED safe access to carry out pole testing works in the highway.
A locally signed diversion route will be put in place to enable traffic to travel around the closed section.
For further information about the work being undertaken and access arrangements, call Sunbelt Rentals (Agents for Openreach) on 03700 500 792. To discuss this Notice, contact Dorset Council on 01305 221020 or use our website: www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/roadworks/enquiries.
20th April 2026
JAN BRITTON, Executive Director for Place Services – 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 fine not exceeding £1000.
