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REPORT OF THE

ENVIRONMENT POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE

1. The following are the main items considered by the Committee during the past year:

    · Revenue Budget 2003/04 - monitoring / proposed Revenue

    Budget 2004/05

    · Local Transport Plan - Annual Progress Report 2003

    · Draft Transport Capital Programme 2004/05 and 2005/06 / proposed

      Capital Programme 2004/05 to 2007/08 and Transport Capital Programme 2003/04 progress and revisions

    · Final Accounts 2003/04

    · Review of Transport Strategy Areas and Transportation Strategy

    Panels

    · Bus Priority Policy

    · Arrangements for Regional and Sub-Regional Planning / Sub-Regional

    Studies in Hampshire

    · Hampshire Natural Resources Initiative - delivery update

    · School Travel Plans and Safer Routes to School

    · Measuring Performance in the Environment Department -
    benchmarking for Best Value Performance Indicator Targets 2002/03
    and comparisons with other County Councils / Annual Best Value
    Performance Plan Targets 2004-2007

    · Environment Department Best Value Review - progress

    · Annual Report on Compliments and Complaints Monitoring 2002/03

    and 2003/04

    · The Equality Standard for Local Government

    · The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill

    · Draft Planning Policy Statement 7 - Sustainable Development in Rural

    Areas

    · Draft Addendum to Structure Plan Supplementary Planning Guidance

    `Implementing Policy H4'

    · Minerals and Waste Planning in Hampshire - Annual Report 2002/03

    · Waste Management/Project Integra - update on operational and

    strategic issues / Project Integra Business Plan

    · Climate Change and Flooding / Review of the Effects of Climate

    Change on the County Council's coastal interests

    · Blackwater Valley Bus Service 1 Priority Route - Phase I A325

    Farnborough Road, Farnborough

    · `Hampshire Today, Hampshire Tomorrow' - a draft Community

    Strategy for Hampshire

    · M3 traffic noise and other matters involving the impact of the

    motorway and trunk road network on Hampshire's environment

    · Planning Future Housing Provision

    · Term Maintenance Contract (Raynesway)/Highway Performance

    · IT Strategy

    2. In addition, the Committee had two Notices of Motion referred to them by the County Council for consideration, namely: Terrestial Trunked Radio (TETRA) Communication Masts and Litter on Trunk Roads. The Committee considered Tetra Masts at their meeting on 5 May 2004 and the outcome of their deliberations was reported to a meeting of the County Council on 20 May 2004. Litter on Trunk Roads was considered at the Committee's meeting on 30 June 2004 as part of the annual visit by the Highways Agency, the outcome of which was reported to a meeting of the County Council on 22 July 2004.

3. As part of the Committee's meeting on 3 March 2004, Members had the opportunity to look around a Sustainability Exhibition and talk to officers from the Environment Department about the various displays. Upon conclusion of the Committee's formal agenda business, the exhibition was open to a wider audience and was well participated.

4. In respect of future business, it was agreed at the Committee's meeting on 30 June 2004 that a small sub-group would be convened to consider the way forward for the longer term. In the meantime, the Committee plan to deal with the following items:

    · Public Transport Strategy

    · Local Transport Plan Guidance / Local Transport Plan Strategy

    · Regional Spatial Strategy and Sub-Regional Strategies (subject to

    regional timetable)

    · Revenue/Capital Budgets - monitoring

    · Street Lighting

P.R.C. HUTCHESON

Chairman