Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies given for this meeting.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Executive held on 03 September 2018.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 03 September 2018 be confirmed and signed as a correct record.

The Executive Leader announced that in July of this year the Government introduced changes to National Planning Policies and Guidance.  It is now consulting on further changes to those changes.  As a result, the Council needs to revise its Draft Local Plan, a decision which, regrettably, will cause continuing uncertainty for local communities throughout the Borough.

The Government has made it clear that it wishes to achieve its goal of delivering 300,000 houses per annum nationally.  The changes already made to National Planning Policies and Guidance along with those further changes now proposed, will undoubtedly further increase the number of houses the Borough of Fareham will be required to accommodate.  This means additional greenfield sites for housing will need to be identified over and above those proposed previously in the Draft Local Plan.  To avoid confusion this means the new Draft Plan will build on documents already published in support of the previous Draft Local Plan which remain relevant.   There remains ongoing uncertainty over the precise higher number of houses required by the Government, which this Council currently anticipates is unlikely to be resolved until the first quarter of next year.  

It is evident from the new National Planning Policies and Guidance that the Government expects local authorities to work together to deliver these higher housing requirements, especially where some authorities are unable to meet these, through developing a joint approach.  There will be important strategic issues associated with future growth that affect a number of authorities, such as provision of infrastructure, for which local authorities need to seek a joint approach, carefully balancing all the economic, social and environmental issues.  The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) has therefore agreed to work together to produce a Statement of Common Ground on these strategic issues as soon as possible and to start exploring how the authorities could produce an Infrastructure Investment Plan to support future growth.

We are aiming to take a report to the February Executive to update the Council’s Local Plan Timetable to reflect the implications of these Government changes.  In the meantime, the Council will consult on the issues and options relevant to the progression of our new development strategy in the spring because the number of additional houses now required is potentially character-changing for the Borough.  This will be prior to producing a new Draft Local Plan for consultation by the end of next year.  Special editions of Fareham Today will promote both stages and be delivered to every home in the Borough. 

With the challenge of new and further changes to National Planning Policies and Guidance, the Council intends to take the Local Plan Review through the new Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel and then on to the Executive.

To receive any declarations of interest from members in accordance with Standing Orders and the Council’s Code of Conduct.

There were no declarations of interest made at this meeting.

There were no petitions submitted at this meeting.

To receive any deputations, of which notice has been lodged.

There were no deputations made at this meeting.

To receive any reference from the committees or panels held.

There were no references from other Committees.

A report by the Head of Streetscene.

A tabled amendment was presented to correct the dates given at paragraph 28 and bullet point 1 of Schedule 3.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillor J G Kelly addressed the Executive on this item.

RESOLVED that the Executive approves that a consultation exercise be run between 19 November 2018 and 14 January 2019 on a draft Public Spaces Protection Order (Dog Control), in accordance with section 72 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime Policing Act 2014.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regulation.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation to make any necessary minor amendments to the draft TRO as deemed necessary prior to public consultation;

(b)  approves the statutory public advertisement of the proposed Traffic Regulation Order (TRO); and

(c)  delegates authority to the Director of Planning and Regulation in consultation with the Executive Member for Health and Public Protection, to undertake the public consultation of the proposed Traffic Regulation Order, consider any representations received in relation to the proposals, and implement the Traffic Regulation Order.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regulation.

This item was deferred to a later meeting of the Executive.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regulation.

RESOLVED that the Executive currently removes the administrative charge for the Self Build and Custom Housebuilding Register.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that it was in the public interest to exclude the public and representatives of the Press for this item on the grounds that the matters to be dealt with involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1072.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillor Mrs K K Trott addressed the Executive on this item.

RESOLVED that, having considered the purchase of Broadcut Retail Park, Broadcut, Fareham as a commercial investment on the basis of the information set out in the confidential Appendix to the report, the Executive agreed to proceed with the purchase.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive recommends to the Council the amendments to the strategy document, as set out in paragraph 14 of this report, subject to the inclusion of the Y CAT meetings on page 9 of the strategy document.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive notes the Council’s performance for the 2017/18 financial year.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive notes the Treasury Management and Capital Monitoring Report for 2018/19.

A report by the Director of Finance and Resources.

RESOLVED that the Executive notes the Revenue Monitoring Report.