Archived decisions
AT A MEETING of the ENVIRONMENT POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE held on Monday 10 December 2001 at The Castle, Winchester.
PRESENT:
Councillors: J.K. Glen (Chairman); Mrs P.G. Banks; F.J. Bright; J.E. Coles; A.P. Collett; C.R.H. Davidovitz; Mrs P.G. Devereux; Mrs P. Dickens; A.G. Dowden; W.J. Filer; M.S. Geddes; Mrs K. Heron; K. House; R.J. Kimber; T.G. Knight; P. Luffman; R.C. McIntosh; R.H. Price, JP; M.J. Roberts; Sir James J. Scott; Miss J.D. Wride.
Also in attendance: Councillor Mrs P.G.E. Holden-Brown
21. MINUTES
The Minutes of the meeting held on 19 November 2001 (Item 1 in the Minute Book) were confirmed by the Committee and signed as a correct record subject to the following amendment:-
Addition of Councillors Luffman and Sir James Scott to the list of those present.
Arising thereon:-
(i) 20 mph Speed Limits in Rural Areas
The County Surveyor confirmed that he had written to Councillor Roberts on 29 November 2001.
(ii) Local Bus Services
The County Surveyor confirmed that discussions with the District Councils were on-going and in addition several had been written to.
(iii) Further to Minute 17, Councillor Davidovitz gave a short report to Members on the Entec stakeholder meeting held on 1 December 2001 in respect of the Review of the Minerals Local Plan.
(iv) Further to Minute 18, the Chairman extended the thanks of the Committee to Peter Brown from the Environmental Challenge Team in the County Planning Department who gave a very interesting presentation on Sustainable Development. A copy of the presentation material was circulated to Members as requested.
22. CHAIRMAN'S COMMUNICATIONS
The Chairman invited Councillor House to give a talk at a future meeting of the Committee in respect of his recent trip to Kosovo to help run elections as part of a UN mission.
23. EASTLEIGH BOROUGH LOCAL PLAN REVIEW - FIRST DEPOSIT PLAN - CONFORMITY WITH HAMPSHIRE COUNTY STRUCTURE PLAN (REVIEW)
It was noted that Councillors Davidovitz, House and Luffman and The County Planning Officer declared a non-pecuniary interest in this item.
The Committee considered the report of the County Planning Officer and County Surveyor (Item 2 in the Minute Book). A full discussion ensued during the course of which the County Planning Officer answered Members questions.
RESOLVED:
1. That the Executive Member for Environment be informed that Eastleigh Borough Council should be advised that, at such time as a copy of the published First Deposit Local Plan is served on the County Council under Section 46 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, a statement be supplied to Eastleigh Borough Council stating that the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan is not in general conformity with the Hampshire County Structure Plan (Review) 1996-2011 as it fails to meet the overall housing provision for the Borough in Policies H2 and H4 of the Hampshire County Structure Plan (Review) for the period 2001-2011 and to demonstrate how:
(i) the objectives for urban regeneration established in Policies UB1, UB2 and UB4 of the Hampshire County Structure Plan (Review) will be implemented; and
(ii) the requirements and formula for funding the provision of infrastructure, services and amenities needed to support the proposed developments in the plan as required by Policy IMP1 of the Hampshire County Structure Plan (Review) have been assessed.
2. That the County Council agrees the general transport content of the plan for consultation purposes.
3. That the County Planning Officer and County Surveyor, in consultation with the Executive Member for Environment as necessary, should be authorised to make appropriate representations or objections on the First Deposit Plan when it is formally published.
24. PASSENGER TRANSPORT - BEST VALUE AND ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive and County Surveyor (Item 3 in the Minute Book) and received a presentation from Martin Robertson, Head of Passenger Transport in the County Surveyor's Department. A copy of the presentation material was circulated to Members for information.
A full debate ensued and the outcome reflected in the resolutions detailed below.
RESOLVED:
(i) That the revised improvement plan be referred to the Executive Member for Environment together with the Committee's concerns that containing the budget may be at variance with corporate aims to tackle social inclusion and promote modal shift, especially in the light of public opinion.
(ii) That a Working Party comprising Councillors Mrs Devereux, Mrs Dickens and M.J. Roberts meet early January 2002 to discuss these concerns and the implementation of the improvement plan and that they report to the next meeting of the Committee on the 23 January 2002 with their conclusions.
(iii) That the County Surveyor report to the next meeting of the Committee on the approach of District Council's to entering into partnership with the County Council to enhance passenger transport.
25. ENVIRONMENT POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE - FORWARD PLAN
The Committee considered the report of the Chief Executive, County Surveyor and County Planning Officer (Item 4 in the Minute Book) and noted the following additions to the agenda for the next meeting:-
· Sustainable Suburbs Study
· Update on Passenger Transport
The County Planning Officer answered Members questions in respect of the Green Paper on the Future of Planning and the outcome reflected in the resolutions detailed below.
RESOLVED:
(i) That the County Planning Officer would organise a seminar early in 2002 for all County Councillors on the Green Paper on the Future of Planning.
(ii) It was noted that there was a full agenda for the next meeting and for the sake of practicality, some items might be deferred following consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Committee. However, as a precautionary measure, Members should allow for a whole day meeting.
26. DATE, TIME AND VENUE OF NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Committee would be held on Wednesday 23 January 2002 at 10.00am in the Conference Room, Ashburton Court, The Castle, Winchester.
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