Agenda and minutes

The meeting will commence with a short service of prayers.

The meeting commenced with a short service of prayers.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors F Birkett, Mrs P M Bryant, Mrs F L Burgess, M Daniels, S Dugan, D J Hamilton & Mrs K Mandry.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the Council Meeting held on 24 February 2023.

RESOLVED that the Mayor be authorised to sign, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 24 February 2023.

The Mayor announced that the final Charity Tea Party will take place on Thursday 20 April with a talk by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Fred Birkett on the history of the Field Gun.

The Mayor also confirmed that tickets for the Mayors Charity Ball at HMS Collingwood on Saturday 22 April are now being distributed to those who have already purchased.

There were no Executive Leader announcements.

There were no Executive Member announcements.

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.

To receive any petitions presented by a member of the Council.

Note: any petition so presented will be dealt with in accordance with the Council’s petition scheme.

Members received an update by the Head of Democratic Services on the petition received on the 08 December 2017 which comprised 2,390 signatures and requested that the Council “stop the building of 1,500 new homes in Warsash, Locks Heath, Park Gate and Titchfield Common”.

At the Council meeting in February 2018, the Council was advised that ordinarily the petition would have triggered a debate at Council but because the petition had been raised in response to the Consultation on the draft Local Plan, it was not appropriate for the Petition to be debated until such time as the Local was received by Council for Adoption. This was to avoid any pre-determination issues brought about by Members being asked to debate the allocation of specific development sites before the Local Plan was formally presented.

The lead petitioner was made fully aware of the reasons for this approach and as an alternative measure, the petition was quoted and referenced in every report to the Planning Committee pertaining to one of the 10 sites quoted in the petition across Warsash, Locks Heath, Park Gate and Titchfield Common.   

Members were reminded that Council was receiving the Local Plan at item 11 on the agenda with a recommendation to adopt and that this petition should be taken into account when debating the adoption of the Local Plan.

To receive any deputations of which notice has been given.

A deputation was received from local resident and lead petitioner (see minute 8), Mrs Hilary Megginson in respect of Item 11 on the agenda – Adoption of Fareham Local Plan 2037.

To receive, consider and answer questions on reports and recommendations of the Executive. 

The minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on Monday 03 April 2023 will be tabled at the meeting.

The minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 03 April 2023 were tabled at the meeting. for consideration.

RESOLVED that Council:

(a)  notes the recommendations (a) to (c), as detailed at page 8 of the tabled minutes; and

(b)  agrees that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on Monday, 03 April 2023 be received.

A report by the Director of Planning and Regeneration.

The Council received a report by the Director of Planning and Regeneration which presented the Fareham Local Plan 20237 for adoption.

The recommendations (a) to (c) of the Executive detailed at page 25 of the agenda pack were taken into account in considering this item.

The petition received on 08 December 2017 which comprised 2,390 signatures and requested that the Council “stop the building of 1,500 new homes in Warsash, Locks Heath, Park Gate and Titchfield Common” was taken into account during consideration of this item.

Having been duly proposed by Councillor I J Bastable and seconded by Councillor Mrs S Walker, the provisions of Standing Order 2.15 were suspended to allow the Executive Leader and the Executive Member for Planning and Development to present the report and to speak for longer than five minutes; and further that Standing Order 2.16 be suspended to allow all Members to speak more than once on the debate.

During the debate on this item, the Council placed on record its thanks to Gayle Wootton, Head of Planning Strategy and Economic Development, and her team for the tremendous amount of work done to bring the Local Plan through consultation, examination and adoption.

RESOLVED that the Council resolves to adopt:

(a)      the Fareham Local Plan 2037, as attached at Annex A - Appendices 2 which incorporates:

                    i.       the Inspector’s main modifications to the Fareham Local Plan 2037 (Annex A -Appendix 1), and

                   ii.      the minor modifications (Annex A - Appendix 3 Part 1) and subsequent minor changes (Annex A - Appendix 3 – Part 2) to the Fareham Local Plan 2037;

(b)      the Policies Map as set out in Annex A - Appendix 4;

(c)       that the Director of Planning and Regeneration, following consultation with the Executive Member for Planning and Development, be authorised to publish and circulate in accordance with the statutory requirements, an Adoption Notice, a Sustainability Appraisal Adoption Statement (Annex A - Appendix 5) and the adopted version of the Fareham Local Plan 2037, as soon as reasonably practicable after adoption.