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1. Summary

1.1 That the following recommendations of the Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Panel held on 16 March 2006 regarding the Hampshire County Structure Plan: Policy H4 Monitoring Paper 2006 and the need to release Structure Plan Reserve Provision be approved:

(i) note the points made by consultees;

(ii) agree that no reserve sites should be released at the present time;

(iii) urge all local planning authorities to continue to take proactive steps to manage housing land supply to meet or exceed their Structure Plan baseline housing requirement and make provision for the reserve provision, where required; and

(iv) write to all consultees to thank them for their comments, enclosing a copy of this report and appendices and informing them of the decisions made by this Panel.

2. Reason

2.1 This decision supports Aim 4 (Building Strong and Safe Communities) of the Corporate Strategy by working with others to ensure adequate housing growth.

2.2 On 16 March 2006 the Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Panel endorsed without amendment the recommendations in the Panel report.

2.3 The Environment Policy Review Committee considered this report on 20 April 2006.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 To release some of the reserve housing provision this year. Policy H4 paper 2005 concluded that there is no case this year for triggering the release of any of the reserve provision.

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 J K Glen

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