AT A MEETING of THE SOUTH EAST HAMPSHIRE TRANSPORTATION PANEL held on Thursday 14 March 2002 at the Civic Offices, Havant Borough Council.

PRESENT:

Hampshire County Council

Councillors: K.B. Estlin (Chairman); Mrs E.M. Byrom; R.H. Price, JP; K.P.J. Searle; Miss J.D. Wride

Also in attendance: Councillor T.G. Knight

Havant Borough Council

Councillors: D. Farrow; T.P. Hart; K. Moss; J. Worley

East Hampshire District Council

Councillors: P. E. Bradbury; Mrs D.K. Denston

Fareham Borough Council

Councillors: Mrs D.M. Burton-Jenkins; N.J. Walker

Gosport Borough Council

Councillors: Mrs I. Binfield; P.R. Edgar; A.H.G. Hayward

1. MINUTES

The Panel considered the Minutes of the meeting held on 22 November 2001 (Item 1 in the Minute Book) and the following amendments were noted:

Councillor R. Ellis attended as a County Member in an observer capacity Councillor M. A. Prior, Fareham Borough Council, attended the meeting

The Minutes were then agreed and signed by the Chairman.

2. REVISED TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Panel considered the report of the Chief Executive (Item 2 in the Minute Book). At the last meeting of the South East Hampshire Transportation Strategy Panel the future direction of the Panel was discussed. As a result, revised Terms of Reference were drawn up and the Panel renamed to the South East Hampshire Transportation Panel, as approved by the County Council on 21 February 2002.




RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.

3. LOCAL TRANSPORT PLAN SETTLEMENT AND REVISED CAPITAL PROGRAMMES FOR 2001/02 AND 2003/03 TO 2005/06

The Panel considered the report of the County Surveyor (Item 3 in the Minute Book) updating Members on progress to date in respect of the Capital Programme. The County Surveyor reported that the focus was now on delivery of the various projects within the Programme which was very important in order to ensure future funding. During the ensuing discussion, Members detailed questions were answered and in particular, the following was noted:-

(i) that Hampshire County Council was not planning to introduce congestion charges;


(ii) that an outline of the programme of works for the Newgate Lane improvements scheme would be reported at the next meeting of the Panel;


(iii) that a meeting would be held in due course between Hampshire County Council and Havant Borough Council to discuss the way forward in respect of improvements to Havant Bus Station; and


(iv) that Fareham Borough Council should write to the County Surveyor about the funding of minor works schemes.


RESOLVED:


That the report be noted.

4. PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT UPDATE

The Panel considered the report of the County Surveyor (Item 4 in the Minute Book) updating Members on particular proposals within the South East Hampshire Transport Strategy area. In respect of a number of individual schemes, the following was noted:-

Fareham-Gosport Peninsula Accessibility Study

It was noted that a letter detailing the programme of work for schemes identified in this Study would be sent to the Leader of Gosport Borough Council and all County Members for Gosport.

In respect of paragraph 2.2 of the report, it was noted that a decision was made by the Executive member for Environment on 12 March 2002 and Fareham Borough Council had subsequently been informed that there was no objection to the planning application to extend the time limit for development of golf course facilities at Newlands Farm, Peak Lane, Fareham.

Havant Bus Station

In response to questions about expenditure on the Leigh Park-Havant bus improvements, it was agreed that information on patronage and customer satisfaction would be presented at the next meeting of the Panel.

Proposed Cycle Routes

It was noted that a full discussion would be conducted at the next meeting of the Panel on cycle routes detailing the aims and aspirations between now and the end of the current Local Plan period.

Lee-on-the-Solent to Browndown Cycle Route

In respect of paragraph 8.1 of the report, the route westwards would be considered as part of the discussion on cycle routes to be conducted at the next meeting of the Panel.

Home Zone Challenge Fund - Fareham

In respect of paragraph 9.3 of the report, it was noted that in respect of the Eastleigh and Gosport schemes, which were amongst the unsuccessful bids submitted for funding, preparatory work was being carried out should another opportunity to bid present itself. The County Surveyor agreed to provide Councillor Searle with any available information as to why the Gosport Home Zone proposal had not been accepted by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions.

A Home Zones Working Group was in the process of being set up comprising County and Fareham Members and officers. The following appointments had been made:-

Councillor K. B. Estlin - Chairman

Councillor R. H. Price, JP

1 Fareham Borough Councillor (to be appointed)

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted and further reports be prepared for the next meeting on these schemes and work on other programmes in the area.

5. STRATEGIC STUDIES PROGRESS REPORT

The Panel considered the report of the County Surveyor (Item 5 in the Minute Book) detailing the progress of the South Coast Corridor Multi-Modal Study (SoCOMMS) and the South Hampshire Study.

In respect of SoCOMMS, a newsletter was distributed to Members for information entitled Transport Solutions for the South Coast. The County Surveyor reported that South Hampshire had been designated as a Local Action Plan area which would have strategic implications.

In respect of the South Hampshire Study, the County Surveyor confirmed that a detailed report was due to be published in the near future on the first stage of this Study.

RESOLVED:

That the progress on the South Coast Corridor Multi-Modal Study and the South Hampshire Study be noted and a further report submitted to the next appropriate meeting of the Panel.

6. SOUTH HAMPSHIRE RAPID TRANSIT 1 - PROGRESS REPORT

The Panel considered the report of the County Surveyor (Item 6 in the Minute Book) informing Members of recent progress on the continued development of the South Hampshire Rapid Transit (SHRT1) project now that the procurement process timetable had commenced. The County Surveyor drew Members attention to paragraph 6 of the report which detailed the key programme dates. It was noted that there was some way to go before the procurement process would be successfully completed.

RESOLVED:

That this report be noted.

7. A3 PUBLIC TRANSPORT CORRIDOR

The Panel considered the report of the County Surveyor (Item 7 in the Minute Book) updating Members on the progress of this element of the South Hampshire Rapid Transit (SHRT) network. The County Surveyor drew Members attention to paragraph 5.2 of the report highlighting that work on-site was anticipated to commence in April. Press coverage of the project was due to start shortly.

In respect of paragraph 6.2 of the report, an amendment on the second line was noted to substitute the word "County" with "City".

Members were reminded that the next meeting of the SHRT Future Developments Working Party would be held on Wednesday 26 June 2002 at 2.00pm at the offices of Havant Borough Council. This meeting forum provided Members with the opportunity of raising detailed issues in respect of individual schemes within the A3 public transport corridor.

RESOLVED:

That progress on the elements of this transportation network be noted.

8. HAVANT BOROUGH DISTRICT-WIDE LOCAL PLAN

The Panel received an oral report informing them that a revised version of the Plan had been on deposit from 18 February 2002 for a six week period which was due to close on 2 April 2002. A series of exhibitions were in progress. Revisions to the Plan had been made as a result of 7,000 objections having been received, a key issue being the reduction in greenfield sites from 450 to 255 due to the outcome of an Urban Capacity Study that had been conducted within the Borough.

Transport issues remained the same as in the First Deposit with the addition of a footway scheme in Fishery Lane, Hayling Island. Car parking standards were progressing through the Borough Council political process at the current time with the Executive due to consider the matter shortly. The intention was that Supplementary Planning Guidance would be published to cover car parking standards in due course. Reference was made to the major development area west of Waterlooville, but at this time, no transport comments were given reflecting
the Master Planning process. Examination in Public would take place later in the year.

9. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

It was confirmed that the next meeting of the Panel would be held on Monday
11 November 2002 at 2.00pm at The Castle, Winchester.

It was noted that in addition to a discussion on cycle routes, the Queen Alexandra Hospital Trust would be invited to give a follow-up presentation to update Members on the progress of the Private Funding Initiative (PFI) project that was first reported to the Panel at their meeting on 19 July 2001. Portsmouth City Council would also be invited to send representatives as observers.

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