Decision details

To consider the Interim Nitrate Mitigation Solution for Fareham Borough Council.

This report details the present situation in the Planning Service in relation to advice from Natural England, the statutory advisor on protected sites, that developments in the Borough must be nitrogen neutral in order to mitigate a likely significant effect on internationally important protected sites in the Solent.  As a result, planning permissions have been curtailed for a number of months.  The report details a package of measures which together form an interim mitigation solution which would move the Council towards a position of issuing planning permissions.

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  approves the approach to mitigation as set out in paragraph 16 of the report;

(b)  notes that the Planning Committee will be advised of the mitigation approach agreed by the Executive, as a material planning consideration in their determination of planning applications; and

(c)  notes that the detail of the potential mitigation measures will be provided to the Executive where they have material resource implications to the Council, along with details of any developer contributions.