Agenda Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Joint Committee Date: Monday 15 October 2018 Time: 6:00pm Venue: The Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Fareham Borough Council Members: Authority Represented: Councillors Seán Woodward (Chairman) Fareham BC Gerald Vernon-Jackson (Vice Chair) Portsmouth CC Guy Shepherd East Hampshire DC Keith House Eastleigh BC Stephen Philpott Gosport BC Judith Grajewski Hampshire CC Michael Wilson Havant BC David Stewart Isle of Wight Edward Heron New Forest DC Christopher Hammond Southampton CC Nick Adams-King Test Valley BC Caroline Horrill Winchester CC Chief Executives: Authority Represented: Nick Tustian Eastleigh BC Peter Grimwood Fareham BC Stuart Jarvis Hampshire CC James Hassett Havant BC & East Hampshire DC David Williams Portsmouth CC & Gosport CC Richard Crouch Southampton CC Roger Tetstall Test Valley BC Laura Taylor Winchester CC John Metcalfe Isle of Wight Council Bob Jackson New Forest DC Co-opted Members Organisation Represented: Paddy May Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Kevin Bourner Homes & Communities Agency James Humphrys Environment Agency Gary Jeffries Solent Local Enterprise Partnership For further information please contact Democratic Services at Fareham Borough Council Tel: 01329 824594 [email protected] 1. Apologies For Absence and Changes in Joint Committee Membership To note any changes in membership for this meeting of the Joint Committee made in accordance with Council procedure Rule 4.3 2. Minutes To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 5 June 2018 3. Chairman’s Announcements 4. Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from members, in accordance with the Joint Agreement 5. Deputations To receive any deputations of which notice has been lodged 6. PUSH Co-ordinators report This represents an additional method for PUSH business to be reported to the Joint Committee. The report provides an opportunity for issues which are significant, but do not justify a full report in their own right, to be brought to the attention of the Joint Committee for a decision. It will also provide updates from the Delivery Panel Chairs 7. Air Quality Study To receive a report on the final Air Quality Study 8. National Planning Policy Framework To receive a report on Implications for revised NPPF for PUSH Position statement. 9. The Local Enterprise Partnership Review To provide details on Submissions from the LEP Minutes of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Joint Committee Minutes of a meeting held on 05 June 2018 in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Fareham Members: Authority Represented: Councillors Seán Woodward Fareham BC Christopher Hammond Southampton CC Gerald Vernon-Jackson Portsmouth CC Judith Grajewski Hampshire CC Caroline Horrill Winchester CC Nick Adams-King Test Valley BC Guy Shepherd East Hampshire DC David Stewart Isle of Wight Council Stephen Philpott Gosport BC Michael Wilson Havant BC Edward Heron New Forest DC Chief Executives: Authority Represented: Peter Grimwood Fareham BC Graham Smith Test Valley BC Laura Taylor Winchester CC Richard Crouch Southampton CC Stuart Jarvis Hampshire CC Bob Jackson New Forest DC James Hassett Havant BC & East Hampshire DC Andrew Trayer Eastleigh BC Co-opted Members: Organisation Represented: Paddy May PUSH and Portsmouth City Council Gary Jefferies Solent Local Enterprise Partnership Stuart Baker Solent Local Enterprise Partnership - 2 - Also in attendance: Jonathan Evans (for item 9) Southampton CC David Bibby (for item 10) Test Valley BC Dee Haas (for item 11) CPRE Hampshire Charlee Bennett (for item 11) CPRE Hampshire Caroline Dibden (for item 11) CPRE Hampshire Christopher Napier (for item 11) CPRE Hampshire Steve Lees (for item 11) CPRE Hampshire Claire Upton-Brown (as Chair of PUSH Portsmouth CC Planning Officers’ Group and for items 10 and 12) For further information please contact Democratic Services at Fareham Borough Council Tel: 01329 824594 [email protected] - 3 - 1. ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN Having been proposed by Councillor Vernon-Jackson and duly seconded by Councillor Edward Heron, it was RESOLVED that Councillor Seán Woodward from Fareham Borough Council be elected as Chairman for the 2018/19 municipal year. 2. APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN Having been proposed by Councillor Woodward and duly seconded by Councillor Edward Heron, it was RESOLVED that Councillor Gerald Vernon- Jackson from Portsmouth City Council be elected as Vice-Chairman for the 2018/19 municipal year. 3. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND CHANGES IN JOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Apologies for absence were received from: Keith House and Nick Tustian (Eastleigh Borough Council) with Andrew Trayer deputising; John Metcalfe (Isle of Wight Council); David Williams (Portsmouth CC & Gosport BC) with Paddy May deputising; and Roger Tetstall (Test Valley BC) with Graham Smith Deputising. 4. MINUTES RESOLVED that the minutes of the PUSH Joint Committee meeting held on 28 March 2018 be confirmed as a correct record. 5. CHAIRMAN’S ANNOUNCEMENTS There were no Chairman’s announcements made at this meeting. 6. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest made at this meeting. 7. DEPUTATIONS There were no deputations made at this meeting. 8. PUSH CO-ORDINATOR REPORT The Joint Committee received a report written by the PUSH co-ordinator, presented by Paddy May, that covered issues which are significant, but do not justify a full report to be brought to the attention of the Joint Committee for decision or for information. - 4 - During this item, Councillor Stephen Philpott asked that it be placed on record his support of PUSH’s response which has been sent to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in response to the draft revised National Planning Policy Framework Consultation. RESOLVED that the Joint Committee NOTES the matters for information outlined in Part B of the report. 9. PUSH BUDGET MONITORING REPORT The Joint Committee received a report on the Capital & Revenues budgets. This report summarised the outturn against the budget for the financial year 2017/18 and updates the proposed capital and revenue budgets for 2018/19, on the basis of the anticipated level of resources available and the priorities for PUSH. RESOLVED that the Joint Committee: a) NOTES the outturn for the financial year 2017/18, as set out in table 2 of the report; b) APPROVES the Statement of Accounts for the 2017/18 financial year and the Annual Governance Statement, as set out in Appendix 1; and c) APPROVES the proposed capital and revenue budgets for 2018/19 as set out in the report in tables 3 & 4 of the report. 10. INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT STUDY The Joint Committee received a report on the updated Integrated Water Management Study which provides a framework to guide future Local Plans. During discussion on this item, Councillor Caroline Horrill expressed her disappointment that the action table at page 4 of the report included the wording “must”, rather than “should”, when referring to what Local Plans include, despite the conversation at the previous Joint Committee. David Bibby explained that this is because the wording has been extracted directly from the study. RESOLVED that the Joint Committee: a) NOTES and ENDORSES the Integrated Water Management Study as part of the collective evidence base to inform future Local Plans and deliver the development proposed in the PUSH Spatial Position Statement; b) NOTES and ACKNOWLEDGES that there remain uncertainties to be resolved concerning the potential need for mitigation of the impacts of development post 2020 on water quality, water resources and in order to satisfy the Habitats Regulations; - 5 - c) ENDORSES that PUSH work together to address the uncertainties, and that a Water Quality Working Group comprising all PUSH local authorities, together with key stakeholders: Natural England, the Environment Agency, Southern Water and Portsmouth Water, be established to take forward the Action Plan set out within the Integrated Water Management Study; and d) ENDORSES that a joint Position Statement be prepared and agreed between PUSH, Natural England and the Environment Agency setting out the commitment to collective joint action to resolve the uncertainties and to inform the work of the Water Quality Working Group. 11. HAMPSHIRE BRANCH CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (CPRE HAMPSHIRE) The Joint Committee received a presentation on proposals for a South Hampshire Green Belt. The Chairman thanked all representatives from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) for their presentation and input to the meeting. RESOLVED that the Joint Committee NOTES the presentation given by the Campaign to Protect Rural England. 12. GREEN BELT The Joint Committee received a report outlining the potential designation of a green belt in South Hampshire. Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson left the meeting during this item, having given his indication of agreement to this recommendation. RESOLVED that the Joint Committee AGREES that the PUSH Planning Officer Group should bring a full report back to the Joint Committee, in light of the presentation by CPRE, to advise whether there is any justification for considering a Green Belt across the PUSH area. (The meeting started at 6:00pm and ended at 7:29pm). (NB: The next meeting of the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire (PUSH) Joint Committee will be held on 31 July 2018). Item 6 Report to the Partnership for Urban South Hampshire Joint Committee Date: 15 October 2018 Report of: Paddy May,