Agenda item

To consider and approve a response to the Fareham Local Plan 2037: Revised Publication Plan (Regulation 19) (FLP2037) consultation which has been produced by Fareham Borough Council (FBC).

Consideration was given to a report by the Manager of Planning Policy asking the Board to consider and approve a response to the Fareham Local  Plan 2037: Revised Publication Plan (Regulation 19) (FLP2037) consultation which has been produced by Fareham Borough Council.(FBC)

The Manager of Planning Policy provided the following update on his report.

This is the fifth consultation on the Fareham Local Plan and the second formal (Regulation 19) consultation.

The report re-iterates those areas we previously supported including the employment policies and that the site east of Newgate Lane East is no longer a housing allocation.

The report also re-iterates our objections to the wording of a number of housing policies and includes a new objection relating to the proposed housing allocation East of Crofton Cemetery, Stubbington and South of Longfield Avenue, Fareham.  This objections relate to the need for a combined transport assessment to ensure that there will be no significant impact on the local road network.

Members wished to congratulate the manager of Planning Policy for an excellent report.

It was agreed to take the recommendation as one vote.

RESOLVED:

That the Board agreed that this Council makes the following representations (as expanded upon within sections 3-8 of this Report) to Fareham Borough Council (FBC):

·         That this Council supports that land east of Newgate Lane East is designated within the  Strategic Gap as shown on the latest Policies Map;

·         That this Council supports that the land east of Newgate Lane East (formerly known as HA2) is no longer identified as a housing allocation in the FLP2037;

·         That this Council submits a holding objection relating to the East of Crofton Cemetery and South of Longfield Avenue allocations until such time that a transport assessment which includes the cumulative impact of development in the FLP2037 and the emerging Gosport Borough Local Plan 2038 (GBLP2038) concludes that there is no detrimental impact on the effectiveness of the road infrastructure serving the Gosport Peninsula including the Stubbington Bypass and Newgate Lane East.  This work would form part of the Statement of Common Ground between the two local planning authorities;

·         That this Council, whilst supporting the overall intention of Policy DS1: Development in the Countryside, considers that amendments are required for reasons set out in the Report (paragraphs 5.7-5.26).

·         That this Council objects to the detailed wording  of the following policies  or parts of policies as detailed in paragraphs 5.7-5.26  of this report:

-       Policy HP4

-       Policy HP6

·         That this Council supports the employment allocations at Daedalus (Policies E1, E2 and E3).

·         That this Council supports the following policies:

-       Policy E5 which protects employment sites including a number on the Gosport Peninsula;

-       Policy E6 on boatyards which aims to protect important marine sites for employment purposes;

-       Policy E7 which aims to safeguard the Solent Airport at Daedalus;

-       Policy TIN2 which aims to ensure development does not have an unacceptable impact on highway safety and the residual cumulative impact on the road network is not severe;

-       Policy TIN3 which safeguards land to support the delivery of the South East Hampshire Rapid Transit scheme.

·         That Policy NE9 includes specific reference to the potential for green infrastructure improvements in the Fareham, Gosport, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington Strategic Gap.