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1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

(i) That the attached Project Appraisal for the expansion of the existing household waste recycling centre in Barnes Wallis Road, Segensworth, to be externally funded at an estimated cost of £269,000, be approved.

(ii) That approval be given to make the necessary planning application to develop the land that is currently under utilised within the site boundary to allow the existing Segensworth household waste recycling centre to be expanded.

2. Reason

2.1 This decision supports the following Aims of the Corporate Strategy:

(i) Aim 2 (Stewardship of the Environment) by enlarging the existing Segensworth household waste recycling centre to improve the traffic movements and vehicle queueing, to expand the customer parking area and to increase the recycling performance of the site; and

(ii) Aim 5 (Improving Services) by making the existing Segensworth household waste recycling centre safer, easier and quicker to use for local householders.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 The option not to undertake this project and expand the service has been considered and rejected.

3.2 There is no other land adjacent to the recycling centre that may be available for development. The bid for funding from the Waste and Resources Action Programme, which has been approved, is to develop the area of land within the existing site.

3.3 The relocation of the household waste recycling centre (HWRC) to a larger site in the Segensworth area has been considered and rejected. The funding available is sufficient to undertake redevelopment within the existing site boundary to improve the HWRC and not for the development of an entirely new site.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or Other Executive Member Consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - Not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor T G Knight

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