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BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE AND HOUND LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE will meet on Thursday, 19 February 2009 beginning at 5:30 pm in Hamble Primary School, Hamble Lane, Hamble-le-Rice, SO31 4ND

TO: Councillor David Airey (Chairman) Councillor Hugh C Millar MInstTA (Vice-Chairman) Councillor Mrs Tonia Craig Councillor Malcolm Cross Councillor Steve Holes Councillor Ms Susan Ingram B.Ed. Hons Councillor Luke McNulty

Staff Contacts: Karin James, Democratic Services Officer Tel: 023 8068 8113; Email: [email protected]

Martin Coulson, Area Co-ordinator Tel:023 8068 8436; E-mail:[email protected]

RICHARD WARD Head of Legal and Democratic Services ______

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AGENDA

1. Minutes (Pages 1 - 8) To consider the Minutes of the meeting held on 27 November 2008.

2. Apologies

3. Declarations of Interest

4. Information from the Chair

5. Information from the Area Co-ordinator

6. Community Investment Programme and Revenue Budget Projects 2008/9 (Pages 9 - 14)

7. Bursledon Hamble le Rice and Hound Youth Action Plan 2009-12 (Pages 15 - 26)

8. Grants to Community Organisations 2009/10 (Pages 27 - 56)

9. Draft Netley Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal Supplementary Planning Document (Pages 57 - 100)

10. Dedication of Footpath at Cunningham Gardens, Old Netley as a Public Right Of Way (Pages 101 - 106)

11. Consultation From Hampshire County Council On Declaration Of Two Local Nature Reserves (Pages 107 - 114)

12. Presentation on Planning Guidelines

13. Planning Application - Devonia, Hamble Lane, Bursledon (Pages 115 - 124) Change of use from residential dwelling (use class C3) to 5 bed group home (use class C2) and single storey rear extension with decking and access ramp following demolition of existing extension and outbuildings, and provision of 4no. parking spaces, bin and cycle storage, landscaping and alterations to access (amended description) (ref: F/08/64113).

14. Planning Appeals The Head of Legal and Democratic Services to report:-

(a) that the following appeal has been lodged:-

72 Hamble Lane, Hamble - Appeal against refusal of application for erection of detached 3 bed dwelling, following demolition of existing office building. (Ref: F/08/63860)

(b) that the following appeal has been allowed:-

3 The Stables, Hamble Cliff, Hamble appeal against refusal to give retrospective permission to construct a new steeple roof and lantern to replace existing. (Ref: f/07/59175).

40 Redcroft Lane, Bursledon appeal against refusal to grant consent for crown lifting to 5m and crown reduction 1-2m of oak tree. (Ref T/08/62527).

The Cabin, Blundell Lane, adjacent to Roman Way, Bursledon appeal against refusal to give permission for retention of a log cabin. (Ref: F/08/62516)

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Thursday, 27 November 2008 (5:30 pm – 9:00 pm)

PRESENT:

Councillor Airey (Chairman); Councillors Craig, Cross, Holes, Ingram, McNulty and Millar ______

RESOLVED ITEMS (SUBJECT TO QUESTIONS ONLY)

1. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Mr Ben Curtis spoke and expressed his disappointment that two years after the completion of the Blackthorn Surgery the turning circle was still not available for bus passengers, and expressed the view that this was very inconvenient to visitors to the surgery.

The Chair advised Mr Curtis that there had been problems with construction of such a turning circle and Hampshire County Council, as the highways authority, were not in support of the proposal. The County Council had expressed the view that there would be significant delays getting back out on to Hamble Lane and they had carried out checks to this effect. In view of these facts it was extremely unlikely that a turning circle would be provided in the foreseeable future.

Paula Sanderson expressed her thanks to the Committee for extending an invitation to Parish Clerks and Members to attend Bursledon Hamble and Hound team meetings.

Mrs Sanderson also expressed the view that Hamble Parish Council opposed building on garage courts in Hamble where parking was already at a premium.

2. MINUTES

RESOLVED -

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 16 October 2008 be confirmed and signed by the Chair as a correct record.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Members were invited to declare interests in relation to items of business on the agenda. Any interests declared are recorded in the relevant minute below.

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4. INFORMATION FROM THE CHAIR

The Chair advised the Committee that the bus shelter on Hamble Lane near Ensign Way was programmed for replacement on Tuesday 16 December.

A short section of additional footway was under construction along Victoria Road in Netley from Netley Cliff flats towards the junction with Station Road. It was felt this would help improve sight lines and slightly narrow the road by Malmesbury Court making it easier to cross the road near the Prince Consort.

Members had received comments from residents requesting something be done about the fatal accident at the Hamble Lane/Satchell Lane junction. The Chair expressed the view that it was important to have knowledge of the cause of the accident before coming forward with solutions. The accident had a very sad outcome but a kneejerk style response would most likely produce the wrong solution. Officers from Hampshire County Council, Eastleigh Borough Council and the Police had inspected the site and the Police continued to seek witnesses. Following the inquest it was hoped a better idea of the cause and possible solution. Engineering solutions were not always the best or required option and the Chair had suggested to both County and Borough Officers that money that had been earmarked for the turning circle, which was not achievable in the short to medium term could be used for any engineering requirements should they be deemed necessary. Officers were also checking proposals for the pedestrian refuge and section of additional footway and to make any amendments once the cause of the accident had been discovered.

The Chair congratulated Development Control on being awarded the Charter Mark Certificate again for their excellent customer service.

5. INFORMATION FROM THE AREA CO-ORDINATOR

None on this occasion.

6. COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME AND REVENUE BUDGET PROJECTS 2008/9

Consideration was given to a report by the Area Co-ordinator covering a number of projects now requiring formal approval.

RESOLVED -

(1) That Hampshire County Council be given £30,686 from the Area Committee’s Revenue budget as a contribution towards the Bursledon Windmill annual revenue budget for 2009/10 with a contribution of £2,814 from Bursledon Parish Council making a total of £33,500 or 50% of the total budget of £67,000;

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(2) That Hamble le Rice Parish Council be given £3,750 from Developers’ Contributions towards the cost of three benches and two picnic tables at Mount Pleasant Recreation Ground;

(3) That the Head of Transportation and Engineering improves Footpath 9B in Bursledon with an additional £700 from Developers’ Contributions making a total contribution of £3,000 to the project;

(4) That Hamble le Rice Parish Council be given a further £1,500 towards the £6,750 cost of improving the paths at St Andrews Church, Hamble - this additional sum to be funded by the Direct Services Unit; and

(5) That the sum of £5,278 be transferred from the improvement of the Reading Rooms, Old Netley to the redevelopment of the pavilion at the Old Netley/King George V Recreation Ground.

(NOTE: Councillors Airey, Millar, Craig and Holes declared an interest in this item but remained, debated and voted thereon).

7. MINUTES OF MEETING WEDNESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2008 OF BURSLEDON WINDMILL JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Consideration was given to the Minutes of the Bursledon Windmill Joint Management Committee meeting dated 15 October 2008.

RESOLVED –

That the minutes be noted.

8. PRESENTATION ON PLANNING GUIDELINES

Development Control staff gave a short presentation on guidelines that had to be taken into account when determining planning applications; in particular the issues that could, and could not, be taken into account. This was set against the broader policy framework.

9. PLANNING APPLICATION - LAND ADJACENT TO RIDGE FARM, GRANGE ROAD, NETLEY ABBEY

The Committee was advised that this application had been withdrawn prior to the meeting.

10. PLANNING APPLICATION - 76 SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE LE RICE

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 10) concerning an application for temporary relief of condition 3 & 4 of planning permission F/04/51142 to allow uses of garage

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for office accommodation until January 31st 2009 (amended description). (Ref: X/08/63744).

RESOLVED -

That permission be GRANTED subject to the recommended conditions.

11. PLANNING APPLICATION - SEPTEMBER COTTAGE, GRANGE ROAD, NETLEY ABBEY

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 11) concerning an application for an amendment to previously approved access and parking (Ref: F/06/58415).

RESOLVED -

That permission be REFUSED for the recommended reasons, and the following additional reason: By virtue of the proposed layout for the car parking and its surfacing the parking and movement of cars would be detrimental to the amenity of the occupiers of Grange Cottage, contrary to policy 59.BE (vii) of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review 2001-2011.

(NOTE: Four members of the public spoke with regard to this application three in objection and one in support.)

12. PLANNING APPLICATION - PLOTS 1 - 4, 17 ST MARY'S ROAD, NETLEY ABBEY

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 12) concerning an application for retrospective permission for construction of 4 dwellings (amended design to include roof lights within rear single storey extension). (Ref F/08/63946)

RESOLVED -

That permission be GRANTED subject to the recommended conditions.

(NOTE: One member of the public spoke in support of the application and the Chair read out a letter of objection from another member of the public).

13. PLANNING APPLICATION - GARAGE COURT AT REAR OF 15 - 21 MOORE CRESCENT, NETLEY ABBEY

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 13) concerning an application for construction of 1no. 2 bed chalet bungalow with associated parking and landscaping, following demolition of existing garages (amended scheme) (Ref:F/08/64026).

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The Committee was advised: (i) No comments had been received from local residents; (ii) Objection had been received from Hound Parish Council; (iii) Amended plans had been received showing alterations to access; and (iv) There was no objection from the Head of Engineering subject to following additional condition:

'The existing access arrangement to the site must be altered and the footway and verge crossings revised in accordance with details to be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the local planning authority. The development shall not be occupied until the revised access has been completed. The permission does not authorise the undertaking of any works involving excavations in the carriageway, footway or verge. A road opening permit should be obtained from Hampshire County Council at Hampshire Highways, Eastleigh Civic Offices, Leigh Road, Eastleigh SO50 9YN. Reason: In the interests of highway safety.'

RESOLVED –

That permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

(a) Due to the potential cumulative impact on the highway network caused by displaced vehicles parking on the highway as a result of the loss of the garages at this site and within the locality, together with the lack of suitable alternative garage sites, the proposals are considered to be contrary to policies 100.T(ii) and 59.BE(vii) of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001- 2011).

(b) Contrary to the guidance contained in Circular 05/05 and Policies 101.T, 147.OS and 191.IN of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011), the application fails to make provision for developers contributions towards community infrastructure, open space and play provision and sustainable integrated transport measures in the local area, the need for which will arise as a result of this development.

(NOTE: One member of the public spoke in support of the application).

14. PLANNING APPLICATION - GARAGE COURT ADJACENT TO 50 BEECH GARDENS, HAMBLE LE RICE

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 14) concerning an application for Construction of 1no. 2 bed bungalow with alterations to access & new car parking, following demolition of 7no. Garages (amended scheme) (Ref:F/08/64028).

The Committee was advised: (i) The neighbour consultation period had expired and 1 letter of objection had been received: (ii) Amended plans had been received: (iii) There was no objection from Head of Engineering subject to the following additional condition: ‘The footway, as coloured green on the approved plan shall be made up to adoptable standards in

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accordance with a scheme to be submitted and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, prior to the commencement of development. Reason: To ensure that the footway is made up to a satisfactory standard’: (iv) There was a holding objection from Head of Countryside, pending receipt of Aboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement: (v) Objection had been received from Hamble Parish Council due to loss of garages in area where parking is at a premium.

The officer recommendation was revised to read as follows:

Delegate to the Head of Development Control, in conjunction with the Chair and Vice-Chair to PERMIT, subject to:

i) the additional recommended conditions; ii) the receipt and consideration of an Arboricultural Impact Assessment & Method Statement, and; iii) the provision of developers' contributions towards community infrastructure, public open space and play provision and sustainable integrated transport measures in the local area. If these contributions are not secured by the 8-week date, 23rd December 2008, it is recommended that planning permission be refused solely on these grounds.

RESOLVED –

That permission be REFUSED for the following reasons:

(NOTE: Two members of the public spoke in objection to this application).

15. PLANNING APPLICATION - GARAGE COURT TO THE REAR OF 33 - 41 GRANTHAM AVENUE, HAMBLE LE RICE

The Committee considered the report of the Head of Development Control (Agenda item 15) concerning an application for Construction of 1no. 3 bed chalet bungalow with rear dormer and 1no. 5 bed house in a semi-

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detached pair, with associated car parking, landscaping, cycle and bin storage, following demolition of 15no. garages. (Ref: F/08/64089).

The Committee was advised that: (i) Neighbour consultation period expires 1st December and 4 letters of objection received to date; (ii) Amended plans received: (iii) No objection from Head of Planning Policy, subject to landscape condition (already on agenda) (iv) No objection from Head of Countryside & Trees subject to additional condition: “Prior to the commencement of the development hereby permitted, a method statement for the construction of the new dwellings hereby shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This shall include full details of surfacing, protective fencing for all trees adjacent to the site and a pre-commencement site visit with the Council's Tree Officer. Implementation shall be in accordance with the approved details. Reason: To protect the trees adjacent to the site”; (v) General comment received from Eastleigh Southern Parishes Older People's Forum; and (vi) No objection from BP Oil and Esso Pipelines.

The recommendation was revised as follows- delegate to the Head of Development Control, in conjunction with the Chair and Vice-Chair to PERMIT, subject to: i) the additional recommended conditions; ii) the expiry of the 21-day neighbour notification period, (1st Dec 2008) and the consideration of any further comments that may be received, and; iii) the provision of developers' contributions towards community infrastructure, public open space and play provision and sustainable integrated transport measures in the local area. If these contributions are not secured by the 8-week date, 1st January 2008, it is recommended that planning permission be refused solely on these grounds.

RESOLVED –

That the decision to REFUSE be delegated to Chair and Vice Chair for the following reasons:

(c) Contrary to the guidance contained in Circular 05/05 and Policies 101.T, 147.OS and 191.IN of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011), the application fails to make provision for developers contributions towards community infrastructure, open space and play provision and sustainable integrated

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transport measures in the local area, the need for which will arise as a result of this development.

(NOTE: Two members of the public spoke with regard to this application one in objection and one in support).

16. PLANNING APPEALS

The Head of Legal and Democratic Services reported:-

(a) that the following appeal had been lodged:-

Hound Nursery, Hamble Lane, Netley Abbey - Appeal against refusal of application for use of land for the storage of 100 caravans has been lodged. F/08/62381

(b) that the following appeal had been dismissed:-

24 Beverley Gardens, Netley Abbey – appeal against refusal for permission to demolish existing rear conservatory and rebuild as a solid structure. Increase width of garage. Provide rooms in roof with dormers and new roof over. (F/08/62289)

RESOLVED -

That the report be noted. ______

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

Declarations of interest were made as follows:

Minute Title Member Reason Community Investment Cllrs Craig, Bursledon Parish Programme and Holes and Millar Councillors Revenue Budget Projects 2008/9 Community Investment Cllr Airey Hound Parish Programme and Councillor Revenue Budget Projects 2008/9

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Thursday 19 February 2009

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAMME AND REVENUE BUDGET PROJECTS 2008/9

Report of the Area Co-ordinator

RECOMMENDATIONS

It is recommended that:

(1) the Head of Transportation and Engineering carries out a detailed design study and other work to promote Hampshire County Council’s £91,000 project for the construction of the proposed cycleway from Ensign Way to Kings Avenue, Hamble funded by a Developers Contribution;

(2) the overspend of £1,843 on the St Mary’s Road, Netley Abbey feasibility study is met from a Developer’s Contribution;

(3) a new bus shelter is installed on Ingleside, Netley Abbey in the Southampton direction near Yaverland at a cost of £8,000 funded by Transport Developers Contributions held by Hampshire County Council; and

(4) a grant of £175 from the Area Committee’s Revenue budget for Community Safety is given to Eastleigh and Romsey Neighbourhood Watch Association as a contribution towards the costs of production of the Association’s newsletter in 2009/10 and distribution in the area.

Summary

This report covers four projects where recommendations are now brought forward to Members of the Area Committee for formal approval.

Statutory Powers

Local Government Act 2000.

Introduction

1. This report covers four projects where formal Area Committee approval is now sought

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AC646MC 9 Cycleway from Ensign Way to Kings Avenue, Hamble

2. In March 2005 Hampshire County Council asked Eastleigh Borough Council to produce a feasibility study to consider the options available for a cycleway from Ensign Way to Kings Avenue, Hamble. This scheme attached as Appendix 1 will form part of an overall strategy for a cycleway along the length of Hamble Lane and will form a Safer Routes to School link, a Safer Routes to Stations link and also a link to the National Cycle Network Route 2 (NCN 2).

3. The project will incorporate additional work on the section of Hamble Lane from Ensign Way to Spitfire Way and the existing footway from Baron Road to Hamble Lane. This last road will involve work to convert the footway into a cycleway, as well as an off road facility from the Fire Station past Ensign Way to Walkers Place on the southern footway to be constructed by Barratt Homes. This cycleway will be continued from Walkers Place to Kings Avenue on the southern footway. On road facilities were also considered but ruled out on several grounds.

4. Option 1 is preferred by Hampshire County Council which is the off road shared cycleway constructed adjacent to the carriageway. This will involve a new cycleway with a 35m section of retaining wall close to the converging cycleway and existing footway. The base of the bank on the existing footway will be retained. Pedestrians will have the option of using either footway of their choice. The verge in front of the shops between Coach Road and Kings Avenue / Coronation Parade will be converted into cycleway with granite sett paving to delineate the carriageway and cycleway. The kerb line will be altered to minimise the width of the Coach Road crossing and create a more formal 2 metre wide lay-by. Approximately 115 m kerbs on Hamble Lane will need to be replaced as they are in a very poor condition.

5. It will be necessary to relocate existing street lighting columns whichever scheme is selected and the County Council may wish to look at street lighting in Hamble Lane as a separate issue. In any event this project will go ahead whatever the County eventually decides.

6. At just over £91,000 Option 1 is less expensive than Option 2 at nearly £105,000. However the above estimates do not allow for alterations to public utility apparatus but do include for the renewal of street lighting equipment. The County Council are hoping to proceed with Option 1 being more cost effective and will be utilising Developers Contributions held by them. It is recommended that Members agree to contribute towards the project using the Developers Contribution detailed below:

TR 37377/2 Barratt, land at junction of Ensign Way and Hamble Lane - £13,547.

St Mary’s Road, Netley Abbey feasibility study

7. The Head of Financial Services advises that if a project is overspent by 10% then the details to be reported to Committee. In August 2007 the Head of Transportation and Engineering was asked to carry out a feasibility study for, and then implementation of, speed reduction measures on the northern approach to the railway bridge on St Mary’s Road, Netley Abbey to be funded by £5,300 from a Developers Contribution. The study together with the cost of Eastleigh Borough Council

10 AC646MC carrying out the work, which required Sunday working and a road closure on health and safety grounds, totalled just over £7,500 or some £1,843 more than the budget. This sum can be met from the following Developers Contribution:

TR F/05/53987 Abbey Developments Ltd re: 106 Station Road, Netley Abbey (part receipt).

Bus Shelter – Ingleside, Netley Abbey

8. A request has been made for a bus shelter to be installed on Ingleside, Netley Abbey in the Southampton direction near Yaverland to improve the comfort of bus passengers travelling into Southampton. The proposed bus shelter would be an Arun shelter facing the carriageway with half end panels to protect passengers against adverse weather. Accessibility kerbs would also be provided to assist wheelchair and pushchair users.

9. Following public consultation including notices being displayed for two weeks, no written objections to the proposed shelter have been received. The following Transport Contribution held by Hampshire County Council has been identified for this scheme:

760908 - 11 St Mary’s Road, Netley Abbey - £8,000

Eastleigh and Romsey Neighbourhood Watch Association

10. The Eastleigh and Romsey Neighbourhood Watch Association has submitted its annual request for support to the five Area Committees and Test Valley Borough Council for its bi monthly newsletter to NW households in Eastleigh and southern part of Test Valley. Total circulation per issue is 18,000 copies of which approximately 12,400 are delivered in the borough. The total print cost for 6 issues is £2,100 of which £1,450 relates to the borough. The current distribution of newsletters in Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound is some 12% of the total delivered in the borough which equates to a proportionate cost of £175. With a cost of 2p per copy, the Association believes that the newsletter is a highly effective means of communication with EBC residents on matters related to community safety and crime prevention and will become even more so as membership of the Association increases.

11. Plans for 2009/10 are:

• To continue to play an active role in Safer Neighbourhoods programme by participating in the activities of the Borough Joint action Group and local Community Safety Action Groups, such as in Bursledon, Hamble- le-Rice and Hound.

• Continue to work in co-operation with Hampshire Trading Standards ‘Doorstoppers’ and ‘No Cold Calling Zone’ programmes and with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service ‘Home Safety Check’ programme

• Organise local NW Co-ordinator meetings with members of the Police Safer Neighbourhood Teams.

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AC646MC 11 • Extend their coverage of the borough by forming additional NW schemes in all areas.

• Continue the highly successful sales of selected high quality domestic and personal safety products begun in January 2005.

12. Members are recommended to support the production of the Neighbourhood Watch Association’s newsletter with a grant of £175 which may be found from the Area Committee’s Community Safety revenue budget.

Financial Implications

13. There are no financial implications apart from the commitments set out under each project.

Risk Assessment

14. There are no identifiable risks attached to these projects which should be brought to the attention of the Area Committee or the Council.

Equality and Diversity Implications

15. An equal opportunities assessment has not been carried out because neither policy nor service delivery are affected by these projects.

Conclusion

16. These projects are now submitted for the Area Committee’s formal approval and further schemes will be worked up and presented for Members’ approval during the course of the year.

MARTIN COULSON Area Co-ordinator

Date: 11 December 2008 Contact Officer: Martin Coulson Tel No: 023 8068 8436 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: 1 Report No AC646MC

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - SECTION 100D

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report or an important part of it is based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report:

None

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BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE & HOUND AREA COMMITTEE

Thursday 19 February 2009

BURSLEDON, HAMBLE LE RICE AND HOUND YOUTH ACTION PLAN 2009/12

Report of the Area Co-ordinator in consultation with the Area Youth Worker

RECOMMENDATIONS

It is recommended that:

(1) the Youth Action Plan for Bursledon, Hamble Rice and Hound 2009/12 is adopted; and

(2) the Area Youth Worker seeks to establish a Youth Council for the BHH area.

Summary

This paper sets out the key priorities and targets identified in the previous Youth Action Plan and progress made in achieving them as well as revised priorities and targets for the coming three years until 2012.

Statutory Powers

S2 of the Local Government Act 2000.

Introduction

1. Eastleigh Borough Council has identified improvement in youth provision as a key corporate priority for the future and has committed itself to developing and maintaining a borough wide Youth Strategy as part of the Core Strategy / Community Plan.

2. The Borough Council plays a key role in a Children’s and Young Peoples Group covering Eastleigh borough, which is chaired and co-ordinated by the District Service Manager, Hampshire Children’s Services. This body brings together all agencies in the borough working with young people and co- ordinates their activities.

3. Each Area Committee is required to maintain a local Youth Action Plan in partnership with local voluntary organisations and statutory agencies. This is to ensure effective action is taken at local level to ensure that young people can learn new skills and develop to their full potential, have access to safe

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AC647MC 15 and affordable leisure provision, obtain advice on issues that affect their health and well being and so ultimately improve their quality of life.

4. The paper in appendix 1 sets out new issues and targets for the coming three years as well as those in the previous Youth Plan and details progress on implementation. This report seeks Area Committee endorsement of a three year Youth Action Plan for Bursledon, Hamble le Rice and Hound, taking into account the five outcomes outlined in ‘Every Child Matters’.

‘EVERY CHILD MATTERS’

5. This key document was published in 2003 and it set out Government policy for all professionals working with children and young people, including teachers and youth workers. Five outcomes are detailed in the paper which should form the background to all work with young people, and staff are required to promote, and young people enjoy the benefits of:

• Healthy living • Staying safe • Enjoy and achieve • Making a positive contribution to society • Economic well being

In the appendix one or more of these outcomes is set alongside each key action point.

DEVELOPING THE YOUTH ACTION PLAN

6. Whilst the County Council has statutory responsibility for youth provision, District and Parish Councils as well other statutory agencies and voluntary organisations have a significant role to play if effective provision is to be made, maintained and extended.

7. The Youth Action Plan attached as appendix 1 to this report shows progress over the past few years and highlights the key issues and targets for the next three years. This level of provision has only been achieved thanks to the efforts and commitment of a large number of partners. These include the lead role played by the Hampshire Children’s Services (Eastleigh Youth Team), as well as the important contribution made by volunteers working for Churches and voluntary groups including 1 Community in addition to the work carried out by agencies such as Parish Councils, Housing Associations, Police and the Health Service which are also acknowledged.

INTER - AGENCY LIAISON AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING

8. The key to maintaining and extending youth provision is to encourage regular interagency working. The multi agency BHH Community Action Network (BHH CAN) meetings at Hamble Community Sports College bring a wide range of

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9. Partnership working is exemplified by the employment of part time Detached Youth Staff funded by the Area Committee and Parish Councils on an annual basis and employed / managed by the County Council. Also the Area Committee and the Parish Councils have more recently agreed to fund part time youth staff to manage and operate The HYPE Centre (the County Youth facility for the area) at Hamble Community Sports College on two evenings a week when the centre is closed, making a total of four evenings opening, when staff can be recruited hopefully in the New Year.

10. In terms of numbers, Members may wish to know that in the four months from April to July this year some 800 young people attended the Centre at lunchtime with 700 in the evening and a further 200 young people came into contact with the Detached Youth staff.

IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

11. Whilst the attached Plan aims primarily to improve the quality of life of our local young people, there are undoubtedly ‘spin offs’ for the whole community. Research and anecdotal experience all confirm that ‘improving youth provision’ is at the top or near the top of the agenda for many residents, particularly older people, including those concerned about youth nuisance, juvenile crime and community safety.

INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE

12. As stated above, the appendix details the priority areas of work over the past few years and the progress made. However many of these issues are still important today and need further work over the coming years.

13. The Area Youth Worker arranged a meeting for young people at The HYPE Centre to discuss this Youth Plan and their views and priorities have been incorporated accordingly in this paper.

14. Also the Area Youth Worker hopes to establish a Youth Council for the BHH area to enable local young people to express more effectively their views and priorities. They will also be able to nominate representatives to the Borough’s Youth Council as well as the County organisation. However it is recognised that with young peoples’ changing priorities and frequent moving on, how difficult it is to involve young people over the longer term in this way.

15. A group of young people in Hamble were hoping to discuss the replacement of skatepark facilities in Mount Pleasant Recreation Ground with Hamble le Rice Parish Council and young people were consulted by Hound Parish Council on the new skatepark facilities proposed for Butlocks Heath Recreation Ground

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AC647MC 17 Financial Implications

16. There are no direct financial implications contained in this report but each specific project when it comes up for consideration by the Area Committee will include a paragraph on any capital or revenue implications.

Risk Assessment

17. There are no specific risk implications contained in this paper that need to be identified at this time and brought to the attention of the Borough Council and Area Committee.

Equality and Diversity Implications

18. Clearly children and young people have a limited voice and access to decision makers so this paper seeks to provide them with that direct link to Members so that new facilities and activities may be provided / achieved as necessary as priorities and finance determine.

Conclusion

19. This Plan sets out priorities and key targets for the Area Committee for the period from the current year to 2011 for the young people in Bursledon, Hamble le Rice and Hound in close co-operation with its partner agencies and organisations and in particular the County Council Children’s Department.

MARTIN COULSON Area Co-ordinator

Date: 11 December 2008 Contact Officer: Martin Coulson Tel No: 023 8068 8436 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: 1 Report No AC647MC

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The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report or an important part of it is based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report:

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18 AC647MC BURSLEDON, HAMBLE LE RICE AND HOUND YOUTH ACTION PLAN 2009 / 12

This appendix highlights projects and issues both new and those set out in the previous Youth Plan, identifies progress and sets targets for the next three years alongside some performance measures, which need further development. The Five Outcomes referred to in the Government policy paper ‘Every Child Matters’ are set out in the final column

ISSUE PROGRESS KEY TARGETS PERFORMANCE FIVE MEASURES OUTCOMES

1. BHH Youth Plan Re-drafting of the Plan Discussion at a Members Young people have HL,SS,E Team meeting in December been consulted and and A,EW 2008 and then formal their comments and MPCS ratification of the finalised plan incorporated in revised by the Area Committee in early Plan. 09 2. Youth facilities at Youth activities and facilities Permanent funding for staffing Core funding in place HL,SS, E Pilands Wood have been developed in the and other operating costs. and A, Pilands Wood Centre. MPCS Continued support by Area Area Youth worker supports Youth worker the staff there 3. Main youth facility Replacement Youth centre Extending the facilities at the Extension to Youth for the BHH area. established for the area at The HYPE Youth Centre, Centre completed and HL,SS, E HYPE Youth Centre at Hamble particularly the main space in use. and A, Meeting places in the Community Sports College and for storage etc. MPCS three parishes with Programme of activities more frequent access, Increased use of The HYPE increased by Autumn albeit venue and Youth Centre for individual and 2009. staffing issues need to group activities 19 1 20

be addressed.

Youth shelters, Hamble PC has £5,000 set Replacement skatepark for the Skatepark installed and skateboard ramps and aside for a replacement Hamble area at MPRG. in use. multi use games areas skatepark, probably at Mount ( MUGAs) etc Pleasant Recreation Ground. Reduction in anti social Police statistics show Further funds required. behaviour and criminal activity reduction in anti social at Pilands Wood behaviour across BHH MUGA agreed by the Area Committee in September 08 Hound PC is intending to for Pilands Wood and funds install skatepark provision at set aside Butlocks Heath Recreation Ground following consultation with residents 4. Youth Initiatives / The BHH Community Action Extend the membership of the Evidence of increased HL,SS, E BHH Community Network meeting at Hamble BHH CAN group. membership and and Action Network College has replaced YI effective joint action / A,EW,MPCS meeting at Hamble meeting and with wider Share information and skills. implementation of College representation, discusses a projects much wider range of youth/ Ensure effective joint action community issues 5. BHH Detached Staff employed by the County To show evidence of reduction Police statistics show HL,SS,E Youth project Council, funded by the Area in anti social behaviour and reduction in anti social and A,EW, Committee and Parish criminal activity by young behaviour. MPCS Councils, particularly working people in the area in ‘hotspots’ etc Eastleigh Youth Team Quarterly Report.

Statistics show

2 evidence of participation / involvement by young people 6. Youth provision in A successful application has More targeted provision for Mandy Adams statistics the three Parishes, been made to the Eastleigh young people in the three re counselling. HL,SS,E particularly for 13 to Youth Opportunities Fund parishes and A,EW 19 year olds eg Panel to increase counselling Eastleigh Youth Team and MPCS counselling facilities, facilities. working with young especially dealing with carers and care leavers health and HYPE Youth Centre will relationship issues as operate on two extra nights a well as access to week in the New Year when sympathetic, caring new staff can be recruited, adults. funded by the Area Committee and Parish Councils Targeted groups for issues facing local young people eg young carers, care leavers etc 7. BHH Youth Council Re-establishment of the BHH Development of BHH Youth Effective group, HL,E and Youth Council proposed, Council with young people exhibiting participation, A,MPCS particularly now as Hamble le from all three villages. decision making and Rice Parish Council has action within shown active interest in its parameters, Parish Plan. established by Autumn 09

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8. Hampshire Police Greater involvement / contact To identify the nature/number Reports from the Joint by the Police and Police of incidents of youth nuisance Action Group and BHH HL,SS,E Community Support Officers in and juvenile crime Community Safety and contact with young people, not Action Group A,MPCS just offenders nor those at risk Reduction in incidence of of offending. youth nuisance and juvenile Police crime statistics crime and 101 Logs Partnership work by County Childrens Department District Youth Team with PCSOs re Hamble Week, CREWs, Pilands Wood Youth Festival and Fun Day and ASBO meetings etc 9. Hamble Community Wide range of sporting Development of new activities Annual Report of HL,SS,E Sports College activities and facilities other than sports, for young College Community and A, EW available for young people people indoor and outdoor, dry Management and MPCS and wet facilities / activities at Committee with the College evidence of wider range of activities 10. The gymnasium at Dedicated gym established by Need for extension but Building work HL,E and A Hamble College the Dynamo School of justification and necessary completed and gym Gymnastics. funds required. extension in use

Use by a national Olympic squad for training purposes, prior to Olympic Games 2012 11. Computer facilities Successful bid to Youth Access to computer facilities in Evidence of additional HL,E and Opportunity Fund for £1,400 and out of School hours at facilities and usage A,EW and

4 for new computer equipment other sites MPCS at the HYPE Centre and facilities also available at Pilands Wood 12. Annual Citizenship Area Co-ordinator has offered EBC making effective EBC contribution to award and courses at EBC skills and expertise to contribution to Citizenship Personal Social Health HL,SS,E Hamble College assist development of courses and funding annual Education programme and A, Citizenship courses at Hamble Citizenship award in 2009/10 academic MPCS College but offer not taken up year

The College is discussing an annual EBC Citizenship Award offered / funded by the Area Committee 13. Youth Connexions, R U Bothered To encourage youth Evidence of youth organisations working Service?, Youth Offending organisations and partner organisations working HL, SS,E together Team work at the HYPE agencies / organisations to together with effective and A, Centre with County Childrens’ work together. outcomes both at the MPCS Department District Youth HYPE Centre and Team. across BHH

It is hoped that Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service staff will return to work at The HYPE Centre. 14. BHH Community Local Community Safety To raise issues of concern to Feedback from Joint Safety Action Group Action Group established young people and the local Action Group and BHH HL, SS through Government initiative, community and identify Community Safety chaired by the Chair of the solutions eg Hamble Jetty. Action Group 23 5 24

Area Committee. 35 agencies To extend membership of the and organisations invited to Group. the meetings. To enable effective joint action by agencies and organisations 15. Transport facilities Awaiting planning application Improved transport facilities Extended and new HL,SS,E from SUSTRANS for new and cycleways to enable Cycleway facilities in and A, cycleway from Weston Shore young people to move around Hamble and Hound MPCS up Abbey Hill to Grange Road, the area more easily. established and in use Netley Abbey. Possible further provision in Hound Road from existing cycleway to St Mary’s Road near railway bridge.

Also proposed in Hamble from Ensign Way to Kings Avenue 16. BHH Teenage Well established at the HYPE To arrange secure long term Evidence of reduction Health Drop in Centre Centre with annual grant of funding for this project which is of teenage health HL, SS £2,000 from the Area meeting significant local need, problems. Committee and assistance including the direct from the Parish Councils. involvement and significant To secure major annual funding from the Primary Care financial contribution At the moment the project now Trust . from the Primary Care comes under the wing of Trust Hedge End Teenage Health Drop in Centre but may link directly with the Blackthorn Medical Centre.

6 17. Young people To encourage mixed sessions Extend programme of joint Evaluation by Youth meeting / working with of young and older people at activities particularly in workers, D Day HL, SS, E Older People the HYPE Centre initially last conjunction with Eastleigh and Veterans of the project. and A, autumn eg D Day Veterans, Southern Parishes Older MPCS with Old Tyme Music Hall, gift Peoples Forum for the mutual Successful outcome of shoe boxes for children in benefit of both age groups event and development Tidworth for serving soldiers of extended stationed abroad. programme of activities. 18. Fairthorne Manor Following initiative from Permanent funding. Three projects / Project, Botley Hamble Valley Rotarians, More courses meeting the courses to be HL, SS, E course of challenging needs of a larger group of organised each year and A experiences at Fairthorne local young people Manor for 12 young people from HEWEB and BHH at risk from offending. Council contribution from corporate Healthy Communities Fund 19. Motor cycle No progress to identify a motor EBC and County Youth staff to Young people to use scrambling facilities cycling scrambling track site to identify and develop motor cycle scrambling HL, SS, E date and so Mallards Moor scrambling facilities, which facilities if a site and A informally used at times should be sited away from becomes available housing to ensure minimum nuisance to local residents

Note: Reference to ‘Every Child Matters’ in column 5 is summarised below

1. Healthy Living – HL 25 7 26

2. Staying safe – SS 3. Enjoy and achieve – E and A 4. Economic wellbeing – EW 5. Making a Positive Contribution to Society - MPCS

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BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE & HOUND LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE

Thursday 19 February 2009

GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS 2009/10

Report of the Area Co-ordinator

RECOMMENDATIONS

It is recommended that:

(1) The Community Grants for local community organisations for 2009/10 as detailed in Appendix 1 totalling £1,775 are approved;

(2) Solent Sea Rescue including Hamble Lifeboat is given a grant of £3,000 from the Committee’s Revenue Grants budget 2009/10 towards its annual revenue costs; and

(3) Pilands Wood Community Association is given a contribution of £14,500 in 2009/10 and £12,500 in 2010/11 from the Area Committee’s Revenue Grants and Local Youth and Community Initiatives Budgets towards the Association’s revenue costs.

Summary

This report details Community Grants to voluntary organisations and community groups in the Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound area.

Statutory Powers

S137/142 Local Government Act 1972. S2 Local government Act 2000.

Introduction

1. Small grants are awarded each year to voluntary organisations and community groups up to a maximum of £1,000. Priority is given to applications which promote the themes of the Council’s corporate strategy and reflect local priorities and recommended grants are listed in Appendix 1.

2. The specific criteria for awarding grants are:

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27 (i) Grants are available to local voluntary groups operating within the Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice & Hound area.

(ii) Grant awards are made on the condition there is direct benefit to residents living within the local area.

(iii) Grants are assessed in the context of adopted Council policy.

3. Solent Sea Rescue is considered for support from a separate Grants budget within the Committee’s Revenue budget 2009/10 and Pilands Wood Community Association business plan is discussed in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this report and set out in Appendix 2.

Grant applications

4. Funding is being sought for a range of purposes including general running costs, training, transport, particularly for disabled people and the purchase of various items of equipment. A list of these applicant organisations and details of their requests, comments and recommendations for assistance is attached as Appendix 1.

Solent Sea Rescue/Hamble Lifeboat

5. The Area Committee has a separate Grants budget for annual ongoing support and Solent Sea Rescue (the parent body of Hamble Lifeboat) submits an annual request for support from this budget. Eastleigh Borough Council is one of the trustees of this organisation along with the other local authorities with a Solent waterfront. Applications for revenue support are submitted annually to all these authorities and Members are recommended to assist this organisation in 2009/10 with a grant of £3,000.

Pilands Wood Community Association

6. Representatives of the Community Association with the Community Development Manager have worked hard over recent months to produce a business plan for 2009/10 and 2010/11. This document is attached as Appendix 2 and it details key priorities for the Association in its core role of helping to improve the quality of life of residents living on the estate and surrounding area. The paper covers Aims, 14 Objectives, an Action Plan and a Monitoring and Review process. Also the appendix includes a covering report from the Community Development Manager along with a report from the Volunteer Co-ordinator as well as a short paper from an individual volunteer detailing her experience.

7. Taking all this into account, Members are recommended to approve a contribution of £14,500 in 2009/10 and a reducing grant of £12,500 the following year towards the Association’s revenue budget. This sum can be found from the Area Committee’s Grants and Local Youth and Community Initiatives Budgets.

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8. There are no financial implications apart from the commitments set out for each organisation.

Risk Assessment

9. There are no identifiable risks attached to these proposals which should be brought to the attention of the Area Committee and Council.

Equality and Diversity Implications

10. An equal opportunities assessment has not been carried out because neither policy nor service delivery are affected by this report.

Conclusion

11. These recommendations for support from the Area Committee’s Revenue Budget 2009/10 and 2010/11 are now submitted for Members’ approval.

MARTIN COULSON Area Co-ordinator

Date: 26 January 2009 Contact Officer: Martin Coulson Tel No: 023 8068 8436 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: 2 Report No: AC649MC

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30 BURSLEDON, HAMBLE LE RICE AND HOUND AREA COMMITTEE GRANT AWARDS 2009/10

ORGANISATION PURPOSE / REQUEST AMOUNT AIM OF ORGANISATION / ACTIVITY AND COMMENTS AMOUNT SOUGHT REC. 1. Hamble Monday Trips for older and £500 Coach hire. Members are elderly, some disabled and live alone. Club housebound people Outings are subsidised by the Club which meets at the Hamble £315 Club. £300 grant in 2008 2. Bursledon Silver Revenue costs, Christmas £350 Social afternoon and entertainment costs. Transport costs Club lunch etc funded partly by sales. Two half days out during the summer. £315 Club needs new organisers, raises some income and meets at St Paul’s Church, Pilands Wood. £300 grant in 2008 3. Brendon Club, Rent, transport, activities, £1,000 Organisation based in Winchester and nearest club is in Hedge Nil Hampshire refreshments End but apparently 42% of the members come from BHH. The Club promotes healthy ageing and encourages older people to remain physically and mentally active. Not supported in 2008 as BC covers the county and HCC has contributed £118,000 leaving £2,300 per club to be raised locally. 4.Stepping Stones Insurance, telephone, £500 To help people with financial difficulties and debt problems to £500 Money Advice revenue costs including work out realistic budgets. Negotiate with creditors and work out Service training feasible offers of repayment. Assistance with benefit applications and bankruptcy petitions. The service will probably involve a greater workload in present economic climate. Based at St Paul’s Church, Pilands Wood 5. Hamble Village Resurfacing of outdoor £500 A community–run pre-school for children aged 2 years 9 months Nil playschool play area to 5 years. Part funding of resurfacing an outdoor play area deck with artificial grass expected to cost £650. £350 grant in 2008. Councillor Keith House has offered to fund this grant from his devolved County Member grant allocation and the group have been sent an application form and offered help to complete 6. Bursledon Arts Promotion of group £500 To provide a stimulating, artistic and cultural leisure activity and Nil and Crafts Group including advertising and an exciting environment for members to develop their art and printing costs, equipment craft skills, in a comfortable, relaxed , therapeutic atmosphere and specialist materials, within a welcoming, friendly, self motivating group. Not exhibition costs and guest supported in 2008 as the Committee considered that Group speakers members should meet own club revenue costs 31 1 32

7. Queen Elizabeth II Improvements to £1,000 Provision of activity opportunities for people with special needs. Jubilee Activities accommodation, enabling EBC grant of £500 in 2008. Applications to HCC and SCC but £330 Centre local people with special not HEWEB – outcome awaited. Estimated income £183,000 in needs and their families to 2009 and expenditure £178,000 access short breaks at the Centre 8. Bursledon Lunch Entertainment , hall hire, £400 To entertain elderly villagers and to get clients out of their homes £315 Club music entertainment, and who otherwise would spend hours and days on their own. £300 mini bus fares Grant in 2008

Solent Sea Rescue Annual application for £2,986 To preserve or assist in the preservation of life, and prevention £3,000 which incorporates revenue costs of injury at sea, on the foreshore of the Solent and on the Hamble Lifeboat beaches of Hampshire and Isle of Wight. EBC is one of the Trustees of the organisation with support from the County Council and other authorities fronting the Solent. Limited company is a registered charity but not part of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. The Area Committee supports this organisation with an annual grant increased for inflation from the separate Grants budget. Last year £2,900 contribution.

Notes

1. The Area Committee’s Grants budget for 2009/10 is £14,150 with £3,000 recommended for Solent Sea Rescue

2. The Community Grants Budget 2009 / 10 is £3,670 and the total amount recommended above is £1,775 leaving £1,895

6 February 2009

2 APPENDIX 2

Report to the Bursledon, Hamble-Le-Rice and Hound Local Area Committee Team Meeting 15th January 2009

Pilands Wood Community Association

Summary

This report concerns the proposed future funding of the Pilands Wood Community Association. In 2008 the Local Area Committee asked that the Association develop a business plan as a condition of any future funding. The report outlines the progress made by the association in the past months and the main elements of the business plan. It also sets out the Association’s application for grant funding.

Introduction

The Local Area Committee has been giving a grant, annually renewable, to the Community Association since 2002. In addition a grant was awarded by Cabinet from 2002 until February 2006 when the funding was devolved to the Local Area Committee. The purpose of the initial grant was to enable the Community Association to set up effective arrangements for the management of the community centre.

In autumn 2007, it was clear that the Community Association needed refreshing. The Committee was short of people, and the members were inexperienced and therefore struggling. The Association clearly needed to strengthen its Committee and review what is was doing.

In order to support the Community Association to do this, the Council provided an additional grant to allow the association to employ a volunteer co-ordinator. Furthermore the Local Area Co-ordinator, Wendy Tuppenney gave them up to 10 hours a week support. As a result of this a lot of progress was made in recruiting and supporting volunteers and in recruiting trustees. However there remained problems with administration and financial controls and a business plan had not been produced.

The Community Development Manager discussed the situation with the community association and it was felt that further progress could be made because of the new trustees in post, the successful recruitment of volunteers and because the centre was so well used. As a result the following recommendations were made to the Local Area Committee in July 2008:

1. A final grant of £6000 be made to Pilands Wood Community Association for the centre co-ordinator post for the first part of 2008/2009. 2. A grant of £9000 be made to the association to fund the volunteer coordinator post until the end of March 2009 with the condition that the association provide a quarterly monitoring report to the Community Development Manager.

1 33 3. A grant of £1500 be made to the Association to assist in the initial costs of setting up a book keeping system. 4. The Association be invited to present an application for funding for the next financial year, which should include a business plan, by the early part of 2009.

These recommendations were agreed. Since then the Association and Community Development Manager have been working together to address the outstanding issues and to produce a business plan

Update on Progress

Progress has been made in the following areas:

• 72 volunteers are now active in the Association; • there is a dedicated team of trustees running the Association; • a book keeper has been employed to get the invoicing up to date and set up better financial systems; • a number of volunteers have undertaken NVQ courses which has increased their skills and confidence; • volunteers have also had training on food hygiene, IT and risk assessments; • the Friday coffee mornings have been successful and attract between 30 to 45 people each week ; • usage has been increased and activities are well supported; • the Association has run a range of successful events including the summer fayre, volunteers week and Christmas activities; • a residents survey has been carried out by association volunteers with the support of Atlantic Housing to identify local needs; • the youth club is being better managed and the youth workers are being supported; • the trustees and volunteers have worked together to successfully adjust to the loss of the centre co-ordinator post.

Business Plan

The aim of the business plan is to set out what the association hopes to achieve the years up to April 2012. The business plan accompanies this report.

The main elements of the business plan are: • to ensure trustees roles are filled and that trustees have the skills and knowledge to manage the association; • to recruit and support volunteers to support and develop community activity; • ensure that the Association has the right type and level of staffing; • to develop and support community activities at the centre in response to local needs; • to improve the financial sustainability of the Association; • to develop and maintain the centre; • to publicise information about the centre to a wider area.

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Grant Funding

The Association are aiming to reduce their reliance on grant funding for their core running costs. They are seeking grant funding from the Local Area Committee for the volunteer co-ordinator post, a contribution towards the costs of a book keeper and association secretary. The Association are keen to develop the work of the volunteer co-ordinator who has been very successful in recruiting new volunteers, organising training and ensuring they are supported. The funding for the book keeper and association secretary will help the association with financial systems and administration.

The funding requested:

2009/2010

£12,500 for the volunteer co-ordinator £1000 contribution for the book keeper £1000 contribution for the association secretary

Total £14,500

For 2010/2011 and 2011/2012

£12,500 per year

Monitoring

It is proposed that if the grant funding and business plan are agreed, a funding agreement would be set up between the association and the Council until end of March 2012. Under this agreement the Association would provide quarterly reports to the Community Development Manager and an annual report would be presented to either a team meeting or a Local Area Committee meeting. The report would outline the progress made against the business plan.

Conclusion

The Pilands Wood Community Association has experienced considerable problems in the last few years. However since 2008 these problems have begun to be addressed. The Association has been very successful in developing the use of the community centre and getting community involvement. In the next few years the association aims to become a more sustainable organisation.

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Appendix 1

Pilands Wood Business Plan October 2008-2012

Contents

1. Aims 2. Objectives 3. Action plan for 2008-April 2012 3. Monitoring and Review

Aims:

• For Pilands Wood Community Association to achieve its charitable objectives as outlined in the Association’s constitution.

• For Pilands Wood Community Association to become a credible community development organisation and the hub of community activity in the Bursledon area.

• For the Pilands Wood Community Centre to become a well-managed sustainable community resource for the area’s residents.

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Objectives:

Trustees, Staff and Volunteers

1. Develop the recruitment, retention and training of trustees and strengthen their governance of the association. 2. Develop the recruitment, retention and training of volunteers. 3. Develop an appropriate staffing structure for the association.

Community Development and Outreach

4. Research the needs of the community through neighbourhood surveys and customer feedback 5. Support existing projects and activities 6. Develop new projects, groups and activities as identified through surveys and community contacts 7. Explore partnership opportunities with other associations, groups, agencies and commercial organisations.

Financial Sustainability

8. Increase centre usage to full capacity ensuring that a sustainable balance is maintained between community and commercial interests. 9. Overhaul all record systems and implementation of credible financial control procedures. 10.Rationalize letting procedures and the charging policy to accommodate future opportunities 11.Increase financial independence and reduce reliance on grant funding for core costs.

Development and Maintenance of the Centre

12 Improve the environment inside and outside centre 13 Increase the storage available at the centre for existing and new users

Marketing

14 Improve marketing and advertising and increase catchment area of the centre

Action Plan

Objective Target dates Lead Officer Funding Success indicators Trustees, Staff and Volunteers

1. Develop the recruitment, retention and training of a) Ensure all crucial posts Chair and Trustees All trustee trustees and strengthen their are filled by December Volunteer co- training positions filled governance of the 2008 ordinator budget £500 and regular Association. b) identify trustee’s annually from training takes training budget from 2009/2010 place 2009/10 and then annually Purchase of c) set up trustee’s notice notice board board at the centre £50 in 39 40

October 08 2008/2009 d) Seek to recruit trustees from user groups, local organisations and agencies 2. Develop the recruitment, a ) Provide quarterly Volunteer Co- . Increased retention and training of reports to EBC starting ordinator number of volunteers September 08 Cost of volunteers and b )increase the number of volunteer retention of active volunteers to 100 recruitment volunteers by summer 09 events £200 c) provide 5 training per year Satisfaction of opportunities for volunteers volunteers by summer measured 09 and then at least through survey 5 annually (written or d) organise a volunteer verbal) recruitment event June 09 and then at least annually e) seek continuing funding for the volunteer co- ordinator post. January 09 f) survey volunteers annually

3. Develop an appropriate a) Develop a costed Chair Employment Staff positions staffing structure staffing structure to of Volunteer filled and low reflect the Associations a) Co- staff turnover needs. ordinator £12,500 per year b)book keeper £2000 per year c)association secretary £2,500 per year d) Youth workers £17,500 e) centre cleaner £5600

An application to be made to the Local Area Committee for £14,500 in 2009/2010 reducing to a total grant of £12,500 for 41 42

2010/2011 and 2011/2012 . The PWCA to fund other posts through grants and its own resources. Community Development and Outreach

4. Research the needs of the a) carry out a community Chair and No budget Have identified community through survey in 2008/2009. Volunteer Co- required any needs and neighbourhood surveys and b) carry out an annual ordinator have plans to customer feedback user survey starting in address these. October 09

5. Support exiting projects a) Review the funding of Youth Lead Funding Provide and activities the youth club and Trustee requirements monitoring identify what should be to be clarified information for provided and how this the Children’s can be funded. Fund as b) Annually review the required. Associations own projects and activities Chair and all Have stable trustees funding for youth provision in place when existing funding finishes in 2011.

6. Develop new projects, a) Ensure risk Chair/Volunteer No budget Reduce risk to groups and activities as assessments are Co-ordinator required the association identified through surveys undertaken for and community contacts community events/activities. 7. Explore partnership a) Work with partners on Chair No budget Have a range of opportunities with other volunteer recruitment required partners involved associations, groups, events in projects and agencies and commercial b) Ensure partners are activities with organisations. involved in community the association events Financial Sustainability

8. Increase Community a) Increase usage by 15 Treasurer Achieve self centre usage to full capacity per cent by April 09 sufficiency in ensuring that a sustainable b) Increase usage to 80 centre running balance is maintained per cent by costs (not between community and 2011/2012. projects) by end commercial interests. of 2009/2010 43 44

9. Overhaul all records a) Employ a book keeper to Treasurer and Employment Efficient financial systems and implementation maintain financial book keeper of book systems in of credible financial control records and to carry out keeper records in place procedures. invoicing b) Establish a system to ensure invoices are submitted weekly and are chased up systematically. c) Ensure that the trustees have up to date information on income and expenditure at each monthly meeting d) Set up financial records so that all individual project related income and expenditure are identified separately e) Ensure that all funding applications are approved at a committee meeting before submission

10.Rationalize letting a) Review lettings Treasurer, book Ensure Hire charges are procedures and pricing procedures and rates at keeper and inflationary affordable but system to accommodate a committee meeting Booking clerk increase reflect centre future opportunities annually starting annually to be running costs January 2008 agreed in January.

11. Increase financial a) Ensure that all grant independence and reduce funding applications reliance on grant funding for include a contribution to core costs. core costs. b) Identify additional sources of income for the community centre. Development and Maintenance of the Centre

12 Improve environment a) Establish a maintenance Chair Maintenance Maintenance cost inside and outside centre budget from 09/10 budget of kept within b) Purchase new tables and £3000 per budget chairs year to be c) maintain outside reviewed Planned gardener through regular 2010/2011 purchases made 45 46

volunteer Purchase new chairs and tables in 2009/2010 at a cost of £3000

13 Increase the storage a) identify additional Chair Association Additional available at the centre for storage needs budget of storage provided existing and new users b) Implement solution £1500 and further funding to be identified Marketing

14 Improve marketing and a) Provide quarterly Volunteer co- Purchase of Positive feedback advertising and increase briefing paper to Local ordinator and notice board from users and catchment area exercise. Area Committee Newsletter £70 residents Members, Parish Editor. Councillors, Borough Cost of and County Council staff newsletter to b) Set up a notice board be self funded with a timetable of what is on c) Produce a quarterly newsletter and review existing format d) Ensure the newsletter is self funding by April 2010 e) Renew website photographs

3. Monitoring and Review

This business plan was approved by the PWCA committee in November 2008. It will be reviewed annually at a PWCA committee meeting.

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48 THE PILANDS WOOD CENTRE PROJECT. 30.12.08

There have been many changes at the Centre over the past few months. With Phil Tyler, The Centre Co Ordinator leaving after five years, there have been many challenges. The Volunteers have coped incredibly well although lacking in knowledge and experience.

It has not always been easy but the support they have given each other has shown what can be done when people pull together. The emphasis over the past few months has been on learning, learning policies, procedures paperwork and so much more. Through grit and determination they have come through many problems which seemed unsolvable.

In October, at the AGM a new Committee was voted in. Many of our volunteers are represented on this committee; they are very dedicated to the continued success of the Centre.

• In February the new Committee members are to attended a Course provided by HCC explaining the procedures and skills of running a committee.

• We have a new Treasurer who is liaising with the new Bookkeeper. Although a new Trustee, she realizes she has much to learn. She has been a dedicated volunteer and is now putting her skills to work to become a competent treasurer.

• We have a new Youth Trustee who has already been to a number of meetings with the Youth Workers and is forming a very good working relationship with them. Having teenage children of her own she has empathy with the Youth Workers.

• We have a new Secretary as the volunteer who had been doing secretarial duties moved house and was unable to continue. The Volunteer who has taken her place has a great deal of experience in the Voluntary Sector and is a qualified secretary.

• We have a new Booking Clerk who has taken on the day to day running of the diary and liaison with all the User groups in the Centre. She is at present updating the Booking procedure, making it more user friendly and accessible for all the office staff.

Training

The centre continues to offer educational courses for our volunteers.

• We have Volunteers completing Maths & English courses.

• Eight of our volunteers have gained Food & Hygiene level 2 accredited certificates. This has given them a good qualification for the future and has given the centre qualified catering staff to run our functions, events and our Friday Café.

• Six Volunteers have completed their Community Skills level 1. This was a 10 week course that Atlantic Housing provided for the Centre. It has inspired some of the volunteers to continue on to their level 2 in Community Development with TWICS a local trainer. The TWICS courses are provided free. The attendees agree that the course has been a great help in teaching them about the work that they do and to inspire others to join them in Volunteering.

• We have formed a partnership with Totton College and now have seven Volunteers studying an NVQ2 in Customer Service. This is an accredited course for all retail and office workers. The qualification will be a great boon for any individual who wishes to go on from volunteer work into the work place.

• All volunteers have access to the Computer Suite and all courses that are offered by Eastleigh Borough Council which includes accredited courses.

By offering these courses we are giving something back to all our dedicated volunteers. Another important function of this policy is that Funders will happily support the PWCA when they see how the Volunteers are given many educational opportunities.

Training has become something that the Volunteers enjoy and is a great tool to use in attracting volunteers. Many people want to further their education but cannot reach local colleges to access courses.

Events

In the preceding weeks before Christmas the Centre held many events. The Volunteers worked tirelessly to make these events run smoothly and they were a huge success.

• The Xmas Fayre was attended by hundreds of local residents and was a huge success. Many weeks of organization culminated in another success for the Centre. Over 30 volunteers were involved in the day.

• The Volunteers organized a Christmas Dinner for the Over 50s Club. The tables where festively decorated and a three course dinner was served. It was a very enjoyable day supported by 14 volunteers.

• Community Bingo and Magpies Mother & Toddler Group also organized Parties for their members. These groups are run totally by dedicated volunteers.

• With the success of our Free Book Exchange a Book Group has been formed. This in conjunction with the Basic English lessons provided at the Centre is becoming a great success.

Pilands Wood Survey

In conjunction with many of the local agencies a survey of the Pilands Wood Estate has been undertaken. Over 20 Volunteers have been involved in the compilation and distribution if this survey.

The Volunteers have been with the project from its inception and helped decide on the content.

They are now involved in the process of collating the information. A group of Volunteers have formed a focus group to look at this information and report on its findings. They then hope to take the information forward to look at ways of improving the centre’s performance and what it offers to the local community. They will then implement any new projects and changes that come from it.

This will be very useful for the Centre and all local agencies in the future.

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Teez Café

The café is going from strength to strength with its hours extended it is now offering good hot food at very cost effective prices all prepared on the premises. With many dedicated Volunteers running the café.

• Changing Weekly Specials are offered at between £2.25 & £2.50

• The café is also attended by agencies who offer services to the local residents.

• Recently Quitters – the government project to help people give up smoking have been attending. They have been very successful so far.

• Many of the people who come into the café are now either becoming Volunteers or are looking to volunteer in the future.

• The café now offers catering for functions at the Centre.

Outcomes

• More and more people are now using the centre. This is being proven by the increased number of lettings over the past 6 months culminating in a lot of party booking in November & December as the local Community use the Centre more and more.

• Over 285 hours were worked by Volunteers in December. With some attending on a daily basis during Pilands Christmas week.

• The new committee is becoming a cohesive group who have the Centre’s future success as their main priority.

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• With now over 70 volunteers to call on the Centre has become the focal point for the estate with young and old feeling it is somewhere they can come for support & information.

The Volunteers are gaining more knowledge & confidence in dealing with the day to day workload of the centre, and this filters through to their enhanced confidence in dealing with their personnel life and how they view themselves.

Volunteering makes them feel so much better about themselves which in turn breads confidence. Many of the Volunteers have told me that coming to the Centre has changed their lives. This in turn makes for a happier home life. This is one of the important outcomes of this project.

People who felt they were worthless are now seeing that they do have a future. Volunteering has given them a feeling of self worth and the chance to see a future for themselves and their families which maybe they had not seen before.

Please see appendix 1 for a view of Volunteering from one of our dedicated volunteers.

Looking Forward

The future for the centre is looking very good. Building on the success of the past year the Centre’s Volunteers have many ideas to improve the facilities on offer.

• The Centre is opening longer as Volunteers have a rota system to man the office, with this comes more usage.

• We are now liaising with HCC to offer more and varied training for local residents including Parenting Skills and Cookery lessons.

• Liaising with EBC recycling to put on events for local residents to encourage more recycling and a better environment.

53 • Liaising with the Children’s Centre to provide useful training for Volunteers with children.

The future is looking exceptional for us all as we move forward into a New Year. The Volunteers are now the heart of the Centre which has become the heart of the Pilands Wood Estate.

We have had such great support in what has been a very difficult time, from EBC, HCC, 1 Community, the HA’s and other local agencies. The Volunteers have pulled together and now are feeling that they can continue to move forward and cement their success in running a very popular Community Centre.

We can all see more success for the project as we move into the New Year.

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VOLUNTEERING

The year that I have been a volunteer at the Pilands Wood Community Centre has been such an experience and life changing for me. I had spoken to the volunteer coordinator at the centre on a number of occasions but felt I hadn’t the confidence to become a volunteer. It all started one day with a phone call asking if I could help out at the Centre Coffee morning. My first thought was panic & fear but after some gentle persuasion I agreed to try it for a day. I came in on the Friday and to be quite honest it was the best thing I have done in a long time and I don’t think I have ever looked back since that first day I have done so much. Such as helping with the organization of the Summer & Christmas Fayres and many smaller events. I have handed over my role at the coffee mornings; I now see this as a good starter into volunteering. I am now a trustee of the PWCA and have taken on the role of Bookings Officer, keeping the diary updated, taking bookings, dealing with all the current user groups and introducing new users to the centre. I have also been on a number of courses which I have thoroughly enjoyed including Community Development, Customer Service NVQ2, Food & Hygiene level2 and I am looking forward to completing a First Aid course. This is one of the great things that volunteering offers you the chance to improve your qualifications and education. Another thing is that you meet new people and learn about many different things.

I have found that I find dealing with things in my personal life has become easier and I deal with situations much more confidently. I know realise that I was feeling quite low and withdrawn and my self esteem was very low. My children have noticed a big difference and say they have a new Mum. But one of the great achievements is that at the Centre I am my own person and not just Mum. Volunteering has really changed my life for the better and now I am going to carry on spreading the word to others.

Amanda Greenfield

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CABINET

THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2009

BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE AND HOUND LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE

THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2009

DRAFT NETLEY ABBEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT

Report of the Head of Regeneration & Planning Policy

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that Cabinet: Subject to any amendments by the Bursledon, Hamble-Le-Rice and Hound Local Area Committee the draft Netley Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal SPD be approved for public consultation.

It is recommended that Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound Local Area Committee:

Consider the draft Netley Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal SPD and recommend its approval for public consultation with any suggested amendments.

Summary

It is the duty of a Local Planning Authority from time to time to review the designations of conservation areas and to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of conservation areas and submit them for consideration to a public meeting in the area to which they relate. This process is being applied to the Netley Abbey Conservation Area.

Statutory Powers

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Section 69.

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1. Of the eight conservation areas in the Borough, appraisals have been carried out for Botley, Bursledon, Gaters Mill/Romill Close, Orchards Way, West End and Hamble. The remaining three areas are Netley Abbey, Bishopstoke and Bursledon Windmill.

2. Following discussions with the Government Office for the South East it is thought appropriate for appraisals to become part of the Local Development Framework and be produced and adopted as a supplementary planning document.

3. This is the status proposed for the Netley Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal which is attached as Appendix I.

4. It should be noted that the draft version for public consultation will employ colour and an enhanced level of graphics.

5. The appraisal is seeking comments on two specific areas.

i. Article 4 Directions

ii. Appraisal of the architectural and historic interest.

Financial Implications

6. None.

Risk Assessment

7. This document proposed a number of Article 4 Directions which remove some general development rights in order to preserve historical architectural details. There is a slight possibility of someone trying to claim against this loss of freedom, although it only applies to a limited range of built features which are unlikely to result in any justified claim.

Equality and Diversity Implications

8. If approved for consultation the draft SPD will be published to all those who are likely to be affected by the proposals contained within the document, together with all relevant community groups likely to have an interest in the Netley Conservation Area.

Conclusion

9. The appraisal seeks to offer an assessment and understanding of the special interest, character and appearance of Netley Abbey that will assist in the implementation of local plan policies and in development control decision making. PAUL RAMSHAW Head of Regeneration & Planning Policy

58 Eastleigh Borough Council

Date: 10 December 2008 Contact Officer: Tim J S Dyer Tel No: 023 8068 8247 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: One Report No PP00069

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - SECTION 100D

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report or an important part of it is based and have been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report:

None.

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LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Netley Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal

SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT

DRAFT DOCUMENT DECEMBER 2008

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CONTENTS A Introduction 3 B The Planning Policy Context 3 PART ONE CHARACTER APPRAISAL4 1 Definition of special interest 4 2 Assessing special interest 5 2.1 Location and setting5 2.1.1 Location and context 5 2.1.2 General Character and plan form 5 2.1.3 Landscape Settings 5 2.2 Historic development and archaeology 7 2.2.1 Origins and historic development of the area 7 2.2.2 Archaeology, including scheduled monuments 9 2.3 Spatial analysis 10 2.3.1 Character and interrelationship of spaces within the area 10 2.3.2 Key views and vistas 11 2.4 Character analysis 13 2.4.1 Definition of character areas or zones 13 2.5 The qualities of the buildings and their contribution to the area 19 2.5.1 Unlisted buildings 19 2.5.2 Prevalent and traditional building materials and the public realm 19 2.5 3 Listed buildings 19 2.5.4 Contributions made by green spaces and its biodiversity value 22 2.5.5 Extent of intrusion or damage 22 2.5.6 General condition 22 3 Coastal Protection 23 4 Community involvement 23 5 Suggested boundary changes 23 6 Useful information, appendices & contact details 23 PART TWO MANAGEMENT STRATEGY 24 Management proposals 24 INTRODUCTION 24 Format of the Management Strategy 24 KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS 24 Loss of architectural details and building materials 24 Appendix A 29 Table of Figures 29 Appendix B 30 Local Plan Policies 30 Appendix C 33 Article 4 Directions 33

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Netley Abbey Conservation Area, Listed Buildings, Shops, Woodland and Open Space

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A INTRODUCTION

The village of Netley Abbey, grew up around the gates of the Royal Victorian Hospital that was established in 1856 after the Crimean War. The houses in the village are Victorian or post Victorian. In the neighbouring vicinity are the remains of the of the 13th century Cistercian Abbey of St Mary’s and 16th century Netley Castle.

The conservation area is mainly linear in form extending from the boundary between Eastleigh Borough Council and Southampton City Council, with the treed area of Abbey Hill in the north overlooking Southampton Water and Netley Abbey including its associated ponds and earthworks in the north west, along the Victorian terraced houses on Victoria Road to the Prince Consort public house, close to the entrance of the Country Park at the south eastern end. (See Figure 1 Netley Abbey Conservation Area – 2008)

7KHFRQVHUYDWLRQDUHDZDV¿UVWGHVLJQDWHGLQDQGWKHQHQODUJHGWRLWVSUHVHQW boundary in 1992.

B THE PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT

Conservation Areas are areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or DSSHDUDQFHRIZKLFKLWLVGHVLUDEOHWRSUHVHUYHRUHQKDQFHDVGH¿QHGE\WKH3ODQQLQJ (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 S69.

It is the statutory duty of a local planning authority as set out in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 S71, to review the designation of conservation areas, formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of conservation areas and submit them for consideration to a public meeting in the area to which they relate.

Following consultation and any amendments arising, this review and appraisal will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document. It provides additional guidance supplementary to the policies in Section 11 of Eastleigh Borough Council’s Local Plan Review 2001 – 2011 (adopted may 2006). These policies are: 166.LB, 167.LB, 168.LB, 169.LB, 170 LB., 171.LB, 172.LB, 173.LB, 174.LB , 175.LB and 176.LB. See Appendix B for full details of policies.

English Heritage produce guidelines for Conservation Area Appraisals and their management: ‘Guidance on conservation area appraisals’ published Feb 2006 (product code 51185) & ‘Guidance on the management of conservation areas’ published Feb 2006 (product code 51184). This document is based on these and set out in two parts – the Character Appraisal and a Management Strategy.

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PART ONE CHARACTER APPRAISAL 1 DEFINITION OF SPECIAL INTEREST

The Abbey and Castle have their own distinctive architecture.

The landscape and Victorian development has generated two distinctive forms of building along Victoria Road, that is the centre of the conservation area

On the waterside of the Road, around the two unadopted roads, York Road and Manchester Road, are large detached houses set in generous wooded gardens above the cliffs. The houses are generally two storey detached, of red brick with buff dressings, WLPEHUVDVKZLQGRZVDQGVODWHURRIV7KHH[FHSWLRQVWRWKLVFKDUDFWHUDUHWKHÀDWVRI5RVV Mews and Netley Court School. Within the school site is the original Netley Court house which is of architectural merit with its commanding position on top of the cliff.

On the landward side of Victoria Road, development is predominantly a two storey terraced form sited close to the back of footpath providing houses and shops. The terraces comprise a range of materials of brick and rendered walls, slate and concrete tile roofs.

Figure 1 - Netley Court

Figure 2 - Victoria Road 20 to 24 Figure 3 - Victoria Cottages

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2 ASSESSING SPECIAL INTEREST

2.1 Location and setting

2.1.1 Location and context Netley Abbey, in the parish of Hound is situated on the north east bank of Southampton Water mid way between Hamble and the Royal Victoria Country Park to the south east and Woolston in Southampton to the north west. The remaining Victorian part of the village runs along Victoria Road from the gates to the grounds of the former hospital, parallel to the shoreline until Abbey Hill Road. The heavily treed area of Abbey Hill contain the grounds of Netley Abbey and Netley Castle as well as those of the Church of Edward the Confessor.

2.1.2 General Character and plan form Netley village has grown since the Victorian era outward from the hospital grounds at the south, northwards along the edge of Southampton Water to Abbey Hill. The expansion of the village was due to the pressure of housing hospital employees. The Netley Abbey Conservation Area is linear in form and encompasses the main Victorian buildings that JLYHWKHYLOODJHLWVVSHFLDOLQWHUHVWWRWKHKLVWRULFDOO\VLJQL¿FDQWEXLOGLQJVRIWKH$EEH\DQG Castle on the outskirts of the village.

2.1.3 Landscape Settings The area has a mixed character largely dominated by its coastal setting, wooded edges and the ruins of Netley Abbey with its associated earthworks. On the periphery of the conservation area and stretching up to the northwest the dense woodland of Westwood climbs away from the coast helping to conceal the built edge of Weston. The setting to Netley Castle and the large detached houses along Victoria Road reinforce the transition from the urban edge of Southampton with planted parkland and abundant tree cover. Along the coastal edge, scattered pines give a coastal heath character similar to that found further east. Relatively secluded, Netley Abbey’s extensive ruins are screened in a wooded hollow with ponds and an aqueduct extending inland. Open pasture and a triangle of open woodland make the transition to the Hound Plain at the northern edge.

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Netley Abbey Landscape Character

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2.2 Historic development and archaeology

2.2.1 Origins and historic development of the area Before the railway came to Netley in 1866, and before the military hospital was built, the village of Netley did not exist apart from the Abbey and the Castle.

The Cistercian Abbey of St Mary was originally planned by Peter de Roches, Bishop of Winchester in 1238. A colony of monks came over from Beaulieu in 1239 to start work on the Abbey.

The monks would have found a wooded site crossed by streams close to the shore, from where imported stone could be unloaded to construct a Cistercian monastery. The brook or stream was a key element of a Cistercian site. Upstream the ÀRZZDVGDPPHGWRFUHDWH¿VKSRQGV with farmland beyond.

The Abbey was dissolved in 1536. The site and buildings were granted to Sir William Paulet,1st Marquis of Winchester. He built a hall in the nave and transept of the Abbey church, most of which has now disappeared, but much remains of the Figure 4 - St Mary’s Abbey monastic buildings.

In 1572 the site passed into the family of the Earl of Hertford, then onto the Earl of Huntingdon. In 1700 the Abbey became the property of Sir Barnet Lucy, who sold the roof of the nave to a Mr Taylor, a carpenter in Southampton.

Further transfers took place to Mr Cliff, Mr Dance, Sir Nathaniel Holland and then in the 1880’s the property was acquired Mr T Chamberlayne of Cranbury Park, south of Winchester.

The site then passed into the care of the Ministry of Works in 1933 and is today in the care of English Heritage.

On the land between the Abbey and the foreshore William Paulet in 1544 built one of a series of twelve forts for the defence of Southampton and Portsmouth. Despite its waterside location the fort was provided with a moat system, isolating it from adjoining land.

The fort was armed and garrisoned until 1627. In 1643, during the Civil War, the then unmanned fort was raided by Parliamentary forces for provisions and arms.

When the site was passed into the ownership of the Chamberlayne family, a tower and accommodation was added to the fort at the south east end in 1847-50. In 1881 the Castle was bought by The Honourable Col.Sir Harry Crichton, 3rd son of the Earl of Erne.

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He appointed the architect, John D Sedding to convert it into a comfortable gentleman’s residence. Sedding extensively remodelled the building in a romantic picturesque Gothic style in 1885-90. Col. Crichton lived in the Castle until his death in 1922, and his second wife Lady Jane Crichton, the only daughter of Lord Northbrook, remained in the Castle until her death in 1936.

Col. Crichton was instrumental in the building of the Church of St Edward the Confessor in Grange Road in 1886 which was also designed by J.D.Sedding.

In 1938 Netley castle was purchased by Middlesex County Council for use as a convalescent home, later transferring its management to the Southampton Hospital group in 1948 when the National Health Service was introduced.

Netley Castle was put on the market by Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust in 1998 and was purchased by Fairmist Ltd. who converted and extended the Castle to SURYLGHWHQÀDWV

Figure 5 - Netley Castle Figure 6 - Fishponds Gateway

The Victorian development of Netley Abbey followed the arrival of the railway – Netley Station opened in 1866 – and the establishment of the Royal Victoria Hospital after the foundation stone was laid by Queen Victoria in May 1856. Opened in 1863 the military KRVSLWDOVDZVHUYLFHXQWLOZKHQ¿UHGDPDJHGWKHEXLOGLQJZKLFKZDVVXEVHTXHQWO\ demolished leaving only the Chapel standing today.

The hospital required the support of civilian trades and services. Houses, shops, pubs and hotels developed along Victoria Road, named in 1863. Ellis Row opposite the recreation ground was built between 1858-65 by the builder Mr S Ellis. The Prince Consort public house started life as the Army and Navy Hotel.

:KLOHTXDUWHUVIRURI¿FHUVDQGSK\VLFLDQVZHUHEXLOWLQWKHJURXQGVDURXQGWKHKRVSLWDO terraced houses and detached villas were built in Victoria Road. Later more substantial houses, Netley Court, Netley Towers and Netley Cliff House were built on sites on top of

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the cliffs opposite Station Road.

Today the legacy of Victorian development is clearly evident with a range of uses that contribute to a vibrant community.

Figure 7 - Victoria Road

2.2.2 Archaeology, including scheduled monuments

This centres around the Abbey and Castle toward the north west end of the conservation area – with their associated aqueducts that can be traced right back through West Wood up to the Woolston Road.

The list of Scheduled Ancient Monuments is as follows: No 5 Netley Abbey No.5A Netley Abbey; precinct and wall No 233 Netley Castle No. 243 Western aqueduct near Netley Abbey No. 243 Eastern aqueduct and water catchment area of a western aqueduct at Netley Abbey.

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2.3 Spatial analysis

2.3.1 Character and interrelationship of spaces within the area The main roads of Abbey Hill and Victoria Road follow a serpentine and undulating route that offer a series of short vistas. There are exceptions such as longer YLHZVRIWKHKLJKULVHÀDWVLQ:RROVWRQ from the shopping area of Victoria Road, whose impact is softened both by distance and a tree lined horizon.

From Victoria Road there are limited views of Southampton Water, while glimpses of the water are obtained down York Road.

The main and most impressive view is across the Recreation Ground. Figure 8 – The Coastal Edge

Figure 9 -Tree lined section of Victoria Figure 10 - View along Victoria Road Road towards Woolston

Figure 11 - York Road Figure 12 - View from the Recreation Ground

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Figure 13 - Seaward of Victoria Road Figure 14 - Landward of Victoria Road

2.3.2 Key views and vistas The area is a coastal site with an undulating landform. Upstream to the north west, between West Lodge in Abbey Hill and the Recreation Ground the ground rises gradually from the water to Netley Abbey. Downstream from the Recreation Ground the coastal edge is one of cliffs that provide an inland plateau.

The whole is tied together by the Abbey Hill/Victoria Road main artery with Fishponds Off. All is well treed but particularly so at the Abbey Hill end. Primarily Victorian, with terraces to the inland side and detached dwellings to the sea side , there are punctuations to the sea formed by the recreation areas and roads.

On the coastal side of the road, development is low density that has allowed space for the growth of trees. Generally on the landward side development is of a higher density, except around the Abbey and trees are less in evidence.

The Solent Way passes through the area, coming along the coast from Southampton as far as Beach Lane where it turns inland and along Victoria Road towards the entrance of the Royal Victoria Country Park to resume a coastal route to Hamble Common.

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2.4 Character analysis

2.4.1 Definition of character areas or zones

1. Abbey Hill The inland side of Abbey Hill comprises a row of substantial late Victorian houses with gardens set well back from the road behind brick front walls with railings over, contributing to a mature street scene. The houses are two storey, brick with sash windows beneath slate roofs with chimneys.

Figure 15 - View up Abbey Hill Figure 16 - Houses on Abbey Hill

2. Weston Sailing Club The mature trees on the edge of this open area provide strong enclosure to Abbey Hill and complement the character of Area 1. This open space which is home to the Weston Sailing Club is owned and managed by Southampton City Council. The area was formerly part of the grounds and estate of Netley Castle with Abbey Lodge sited at the entrance to the carriage drive leading to the Castle. The coastline grades gently between the open space and Southampton Water and hosts the Solent Way footpath.

Figure 17 - Weston Sailing Club Figure 18 - Netley Castle

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3. Netley Abbey The ruins are sited in a dell with rising woodland to the south east, beyond which lies the Church of St Edward. The Abbey is screened from Abbey Hill by a row of trees. The ruins sit in a simple grass landscape.

Figure 19 - Netley Abbey

4. Fishponds and Netley Grange 7KHSRQGVZKLFKVXSSOLHGWKH&LVWHUFLDQPRQDVWHU\ZLWK¿VKQRZVLWLQDZRRGODQGVHWWLQJ and provide an arcadian backdrop to the Fishponds Estate that is served by a private XQDGRSWHGURDG7KHGHVLJQVRIWKHKRXVHVDUHYDULHGLQVW\OHDQGDJHDQGDUHXQL¿HGE\ a setting of mature trees and hedges.

Figure 20 - Ponds at Fishponds Figure 21 – Fishponds Estate

5. Netley Castle The Castle and Boathouse, together with Abbots Lodge which is a home serving the needs of those with mental illness, now occupies a reduced setting. The Castle has a commanding position on the coast with a permissive footpath running along the shore.

Figure 22 - Netley Castle

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6. Recreation Ground This is the only part of the Conservation Area where there is a clear visual connection between the village and Southampton Water. This simple and valued open space slopes down to the shore and offers commanding views of the Water, shipping and the shoreline on the south west bank.

Figure 23 - Southampton Water Figure 24 - Southampton Water from the Recreation Ground

7. Ellis Row This terrace constructed 1858-65 in Victoria Road opposite the Recreation Ground has evolved as a series of distinctive colour wash elevations.

Figure 25 – Ellis Row

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8 Victoria Road – inland side The character of development of this area is in direct contrast to the coastal side. It is the heart of the village and contains shops and a series of terraced housing.

Figure 26 - Victoria Road Shops Figure 27 – 56-69 Victoria Road

9 Victoria Road – coastal side This is an area of distinctive villa type houses set in generous gardens that can accommodate mature trees. To maintain this character sub-division or extension of houses needs to be avoided. The houses are substantial Victorian brick built villas with slate roofs served by two unadopted private roads – Manchester Road and York Road.

The coast in this area rises to create low cliffs surmounted by mature trees offering a very different coastal character to that found both downstream and upstream.

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10. Station Road The short section between Victoria Road and New Road comprises housing, the former infants’ school now a library and the guides’ hall erected in 1873

Figure 30 - Station Road

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Netley Abbey Important Buildings

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2.5 The qualities of the buildings and their contribution to the area

Numerous terraces of modest family homes, mostly facing the sea and built to serve the former hospital, give Netley its essential character. The individual villas amongst the trees, which followed on the sea side, give a more generous, open feel . The few large houses KDYHPRVWO\EHHQUHSODFHGE\ÀDWVDQGPRUHGHQVHGHWDFKHGKRXVHVMXVWRXWVLGHWKH conservation area.

2.5.1 Unlisted buildings 7KHUHDQXPEHURIVLJQL¿FDQWXQOLVWHGEXLOGLQJVWKDWPDNHDQLPSRUWDQWFRQWULEXWLRQWRWKH character because of their siting and/or design.

Station Road – Library and Coastguard Cottages Victoria Road – Netley Court, Towers Lodge, Nightingale House, shop on the corner of *DU¿HOG5RDGDQGWKH&OXEDWWKHFRUQHURI&KDPEHUOD\QH5RDG

2.5.2 Prevalent and traditional building materials and the public realm Apart from Coastguard Cottages and some larger houses in brick, the earliest buildings are rendered under slate roofs, enabling simpler construction to resist the prevailing weather that they all face.

All the detached villas between Victoria Road and the sea are facing brick with contrasting brick quoins and other details under slate roofs which set them ‘above’ the shops on the opposite side of the road which are mostly rendered.

The newer terraces are also in brick, some with contrasting detail so typical of the period.

Public realm environmental improvements have been made in recent years to the paving, lighting and street furniture in Victoria Road and Station Road and to the hedges, planting and layout of the recreation ground.

2.5 3 Listed buildings

Grade II* Netley Castle

Grade II West Lodge, Abbey Hill Abbots Lodge, Abbey Hill Church of St Edward the Confessor, Grange Road Bradgate Manor Netley Grange, Grange Road Prince Consort public house, Victoria Road.

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Figure 31 -Library Figure 32 - Coastguard Cottages

Figure 33 - Towers Lodge Figure 34 – Club, Chamberlayne Road

Figure 35 - Shop, Chamberlayne Road Figure 36 -Nightingale House

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Figure 37 - Prince Consort public house Figure 38 - West Lodge

Figure 39 - Church of Edward the Confessor Figure 40 - Abbots Lodge

Figure 41 - Netley Court

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2.5.4 Contributions made by green spaces and its biodiversity value

The more southerly recreation ground within the conservation area, opposite Ellis Row, opens Victoria Road right up to the sea, giving an outstanding view of Southampton Water and the waterside area on the western shore.

The northern one, well wooded around the perimeter apart from the shoreline, has a more enclosed feeling but provides considerable habitat in the trees and associated undergrowth.

2.5.5 Extent of intrusion or damage

7ZRVSHFL¿FSORWVDUHRIFRQFHUQZLWKLQWKHDUHD7KHVHEHLQJ1HWOH\&RXUW6FKRROZKLFK is no longer occupied with an abandoned look about it and West Lodge adjacent to the Southampton boundary which gives the appearance of being squatted in. The former is a VLJQL¿FDQWEXLOGLQJLQDVLJQL¿FDQWVLWHDWWKHFHQWUHDQGWKHODWWHULVDOLVWHGEXLOGLQJ7ZR other buildings/areas would not normally be included within a conservation area but the TXDOLW\RIWKHHQYLURQPHQWDURXQGWKHPMXVWL¿HVLQFOXVLRQ7KHVHDUH1HWOH\:DWHUVLGH House and Fountains Park.

2.5.6 General condition

Unfortunately quite a bit of ‘out of character’ elemental replacements have taken place, WKHVHEHLQJWKHVXEVWLWXWLRQRIVODWHURR¿QJZLWKFRQFUHWHWLOHV±WKHH[WUDZHLJKWPLJKWZHOO cause distress in the structure – inappropriate doors, alteration of some openings to the wrong proportion and loss of chimney stacks as examples.

To prevent further deterioration in the quality of heritage buildings by alteration of key external features, it is proposed to use Article 4 directions as indicated in Appendix C.

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3 Coastal Protection Parts of the coastline between the River Itchen and the River Hamble suffer from coastal erosion. The Borough Council is developing a joint coastal strategy with Southampton City Council - the ‘Shoreline Management Plan’. This is expected to recommend priority works and long term proposals. This may determine whether or not to protect, manage or retreat the frontage in the longer term (100 years). If adopted as Council policy, this will need to be taken into account when considering proposals for work on land which may be affected (including the footpath route on the edge of Castle Field).

4 Community involvement

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6 Useful information, appendices & contact details Netley Abbey Village by K Ford .LQJ¿VKHU3XEOLFDWLRQV

Victoria County History of Hampshire Volume III 1908

The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd Penguin Books 1967

Hampshire Treasures: Volume 13 Hampshire County Council

Netley Castle by Albert G Batten

Netley Castle and its People by Beryl Varilone Eastleigh and District Local History Society 2004

Netley Hospital and it Railways by J R Fairman .LQJ¿VKHU5DLOZD\3URGXFWLRQV

Spike island: The memory of a military hospital by Philip Hoare Fourth estate 2001

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PART TWO MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Management proposals

INTRODUCTION

Format of the Management Strategy

3DUWRIWKLVGRFXPHQWWKH&KDUDFWHU$SSUDLVDOKDVLGHQWL¿HGWKHVSHFLDOSRVLWLYH qualities of the Netley Abbey Conservation Area which make the conservation area unique. Part 2 of this document, the Management Strategy, builds upon the positive features and DGGUHVVHVWKHQHJDWLYHIHDWXUHVZKLFKKDYHDOUHDG\EHHQLGHQWL¿HGWRSURYLGHDVHULHV of Issues and Recommendations for improvement and change, most of which are the responsibility of the Eastleigh Borough Council.

The structure and scope of this document is based on the suggested framework published by English Heritage in “Guidance on the management of conservation areas (2006)”. Both the Conservation Area Character Appraisal and the Management 3URSRVDOVZLOOEHVXEMHFWWRPRQLWRULQJDQGUHYLHZVRQD¿YH\HDUO\EDVLV

KEY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Loss of architectural details and building materials

Throughout the Netley Abbey Conservation Area are a number of buildings where the original detailing has been lost, and modern details, such as PVCu or modern timber windows, inserted, front railings removed or large extensions allowed obscuring original detailing.

Most of the above, where unlisted houses are concerned, can normally be carried out without planning permission from the Eastleigh Borough Council. Development of this kind is called “Permitted Development” and falls into various classes which are listed in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995.

Powers exist for the Eastleigh Borough Council, under Article 4 (2) Directions, to withdraw some of these permitted development rights in the interest of preserving or enhancing the character and appearance of the conservation area. This is considered appropriate in Netley Abbey to prevent the further erosion of the historic character of the residential SURSHUWLHVSDUWLFXODUO\ZKHUHWKH\KDYHEHHQLGHQWL¿HGDVPDNLQJDSRVLWLYHFRQWULEXWLRQ

Victoria Road North Side: 1 to 15 20 to 24 Victoria Cottages 56 to 69 70

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Station Road Oxford and Cambridge Cottages Victoria Road South Side/York Road The Cottage Waverley 4 and 4a York Road Manchester Road Abbey Hill

Recommendation:

The Eastleigh Borough Council will consider serving an Article 4(2) Direction to control FKDQJHVWRXQOLVWHGUHVLGHQWLDOEXLOGLQJVPDUNHGDVSRVLWLYHRQWKHPDSDQGDVLGHQWL¿HG in appendix C.

Repair and maintenance of historic buildings

It is important that historic buildings are adequately maintained and repaired using traditional materials and techniques. Such repairs can be costly due to the additional expense of materials and employing skilled craftsmen. For advice on traditional repairs, or WRREWDLQ&RQVHUYDWLRQ*XLGDQFH1RWHVSOHDVHFRQWDFWWKH&RQVHUYDWLRQ2I¿FHURQ 688247. Eastleigh Borough Council also keeps a Building Conservation Directory for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Recommendation:

The Eastleigh Borough Council will encourage owners of historic buildings to use traditional materials and repair techniques through advice and publications.

Quality of new developments, building alterations and extensions

Netley Abbey is an attractive residential village desirably located on the north east bank of Southampton Water between Hamble and the Royal Victoria Country Park to the South East and Woolston in Southampton to the North West. Property prices are inevitably high and there is pressure for sub-division of existing plots, the development of back land sites, and for the demolition of existing smaller properties and their replacement with much larger dwellings or several properties.

Recommendation:

In assessing planning applications within the Netley Abbey Conservation Area, the Eastleigh Borough Council shall pay particular attention to the following: New development should follow existing plot ratios, with modestly sized properties in spacious plots.

New development should be in accord with the prevailing form of historic development, including the relationship of buildings to the street. New development should not impinge Eastleigh Borough Local Development Framework 25 86 NETLEY ABBEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL on the setting of existing buildings. New development should use materials which are traditional to the conservation area and be of high quality (the use of UPVC, aluminium, concrete tiles or other non traditional materials is not considered appropriate). New development should protect important trees, hedges and other established boundaries. New boundary treatment should use traditional materials and be of appropriate design to suit locality or in the case of hedgerows, use ones of a locally indigenous species.

Unauthorised works

The Eastleigh Borough Council has statutory powers to enforce against unauthorised ZRUNVVXFKDV¿[LQJDVDWHOOLWHGLVKWRWKHIURQWRIDEXLOGLQJZLWKLQWKHFRQVHUYDWLRQDUHD Where necessary, the Eastleigh Borough Council will use its powers to ensure that the conservation area is protected from unsuitable changes which individually or cumulatively will adversely affect its special architectural and historic interest.

Recommendation:

The Eastleigh Borough Council will use its statutory powers where appropriate to control planning contraventions and will monitor change in the conservation area to ensure that the area is both preserved and enhanced.

Positive buildings

As part of the appraisal process, and as recommended by English Heritage and in PPG 15, Listed and unlisted buildings which make a positive contribution to the character of WKHDUHDKDYHEHHQLGHQWL¿HGDQGDUHPDUNHGRQWKH0DS*HQHUDOO\WKHVHDUHLQGLYLGXDO or groups of buildings that retain all, or a high proportion, of their original architectural detailing and that add interest and vitality to the appearance of the conservation area. Most of them date to the 19th century, but some are 20th century. As with listed buildings, there is a general presumption in favour of retaining all historic buildings which make a positive contribution to the character of conservation areas. Any application for the demolition of a building in a conservation area will therefore need to be accompanied by a reasoned MXVWL¿FDWLRQDVWRZK\LWFDQQRWEHUHWDLQHGVLPLODUWRWKDWUHTXLUHGIRUDOLVWHGEXLOGLQJ Further information can be found in the Eastleigh Borough Council Local Plan: Chapter 11: Conservation and Listed Buildings (LB.).

Recommendation:

7KH(DVWOHLJK%RURXJK&RXQFLOZLOOUHVLVWDSSOLFDWLRQVWRGHPROLVKEXLOGLQJVLGHQWL¿HGDV Positive on the Appraisal map, and will ensure that any alterations or extensions To existing positive buildings are very carefully designed and detailed.

Buildings at risk

Eastleigh Borough Council will maintain a list of buildings which are at risk from deterioration due to neglect or vandalism. This is updated as necessary and the Borough Council has powers to protect all listed buildings.

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Recommendation:

Where the condition of an historic building deteriorates to a point where it is considered vulnerable then the Eastleigh Borough Council will consider taking necessary steps to ensure it is returned to a reasonable state of repair.

Walls and railings

Walls and railings make an important contribution to the special character and appearance of the conservation area. Most of them are in private ownership so are not under the direct control of the Eastleigh Borough Council. However, conservation demolition consent would be required for the demolition of walls and fences over 1.0m high adjacent to the highway and over 2.0m high elsewhere. In addition it is intended that the serving of Article 4(2) directions within Victoria Road will give added protection. The railings around the Recreation Ground and the walls and railings along the coast at Netley Castle are also particularly important to the character of the conservation area.

Recommendation:

The Eastleigh Borough Council will seek to protect walls and railings in the Netley Abbey Conservation Area and will use Article 4(2) Directions where it is considered to be appropriate.

Trees and hedges

Trees make an important contribution to the special character and appearance of the conservation area. Most of them are in private ownership so are not under the direct control of the Eastleigh Borough Council. However, legislation exists to prevent the loss RUKDUPRIVLJQL¿FDQWWUHHVDVIROORZV$Q\RQHLQWHQGLQJORSSLQJRUIHOOLQJDWUHHJUHDWHU than 75 mm. diameter at 1.5 metres above the ground in a conservation area must give the Eastleigh Borough Council six weeks written notice before starting the work. This provides the Eastleigh Borough Council with an opportunity of assessing the tree to see if it makes a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the conservation area, in which case a Tree Preservation Order may be served. This protects the tree from felling or inappropriate lopping; Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) have been served on several groups of trees within the Netley Abbey Conservation Area. Some of the more mature trees in Netley Abbey are now reaching the end of their life and will need to be replaced in due course. The preparation of a Tree Management Programme, involving WKHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQRIDOOPDWXUHWUHHVZLWKLQWKHFRQVHUYDWLRQDUHD SULYDWHO\DVZHOODV publicly owned), would ensure that priorities are agreed and funding set aside for the costs involved. This could be carried out by the local community under the guidance of Eastleigh Borough Council staff. Hedges of hawthorn, beech, holly and other locally indigenous species also make a positive contribution to the conservation area and Eastleigh Borough Council will encourage owners to maintain them and to replace in native species as and when necessary.

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Recommendation:

The Eastleigh Borough Council will seek to protect trees and where possible important hedges in the Netley Abbey Conservation Area and will consider preparing a Tree Management Programme, which could be carried out with the help of the local community.

Netley Abbey conservation area boundary review

The existing boundaries to the conservation area were carefully assessed during the survey work for this appraisal.

Recommendation

The conservation area boundary has been examined and it is considered that it should be maintained in its existing location.

MONITORING AND REVIEW

$VUHFRPPHQGHGE\(QJOLVK+HULWDJHWKLVGRFXPHQWVKRXOGEHUHYLHZHGHYHU\¿YH\HDUV from the date of its formal adoption. It will need to be assessed in the light of the emerging Local Development Framework and government policy generally. A review should include the following:

• A survey of the conservation area including a full photographic survey to aid possible enforcement action. • An assessment of whether the various recommendations detailed in this document have been acted upon, and how successful this has been. 7KHLGHQWL¿FDWLRQRIDQ\QHZLVVXHVZKLFKQHHGWREHDGGUHVVHGUHTXLULQJIXUWKHU actions or enhancements. 7KHSURGXFWLRQRIDVKRUWUHSRUWGHWDLOLQJWKH¿QGLQJVRIWKHVXUYH\DQGDQ\ necessary action, publicity and advertising.

It is possible that this review could be carried out by the local community under the guidance of a heritage consultant or the Eastleigh Borough Council. This would enable the local community to become more involved with the process and would raise public consciousness of the issues, including the problems associated with enforcement.

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Appendix A

Table of Figures Figure 1 - Netley Court Site 4 Figure 2 - Victoria Road 20 to 24 4 Figure 3 - Victoria Cottages 4 Figure 4 - St Mary’s Abbey 6 Figure 5 - Netley Castle 7 Figure 6 - Fishponds Gateway 8 Figure 7 - Victoria Road 8 Figure 8 – The Coastal Edge 10 Figure 9 – Tree lined section of Victoria Road 10 Figure 10 – View along Victoria Road to Woolston 10 Figure 11 - York Road 11 Figure 12 - View from the Recreation Ground 11 Figure 13 - Seaward of Victoria Road 11 Figure 14 - Landward of Victoria Road 12 Figure 15 - View up Abbey Hill 13 Figure 16 - Houses on Abbey Hill 13 Figure 17 - Weston Sailing Club 13 Figure 18 - Netley Castle 13 Figure 19 - Netley Abbey 14 Figure 20 - Ponds at Fishponds 14 Figure 21 – Fishponds Estate 14 Figure 22 - Netley Castle 14 Figure 23 - Southampton Water 15 Figure 24 - Southampton Water from the Recreation Ground 15 Figure 25 - Ellis Row 15 Figure 26 – Victoria Road shops 16 Figure 27 – 56-69 Victoria Road 16 Figure 28 - York Road 16 )LJXUH+LJK¿HOG+RXVH Figure 30 - Station Road 17 Figure 31 - Library 18 Figure 32 - Coastguard Cottages 18 Figure 33 – Towers Lodge 18 Figure 34 – Club, Chamberlayne Road 18 Figure 35 - Shop, Chamberlayne Road 18 Figure 36 - Nightingale House 18 Figure 37 - Prince Consort public house 19 Figure 38 - West Lodge 19 Figure 39 - Church of Edward the Confessor 19 Figure 40 - Abbots Lodge 20 Figure 41 - Netley Court 20

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Appendix B Local Plan Policies

166.LB Development which would destroy or damage, directly or indirectly, a scheduled ancient monument or other nationally important monument, or adversely affect their settings, will be refused.

167.LB Development which would adversely affect other non-scheduled sites of DUFKDHRORJLFDOVLJQL¿FDQFHRUWKHLUVHWWLQJVZLOORQO\EHSHUPLWWHGZKHUHWKH%RURXJK &RXQFLOLVVDWLV¿HGWKDWSUHVHUYDWLRQRIDUFKDHRORJLFDOUHPDLQVLQVLWXLVQRWIHDVLEOHDQG WKHLPSRUWDQFHRIWKHGHYHORSPHQWLVVXI¿FLHQWWRRXWZHLJKWKHYDOXHRIWKHUHPDLQV7KH Council will only permit development where satisfactory provision has been made for a programme of archaeological investigation and recording prior to the commencement of the development.

168.LB Planning applications for development affecting a site where there is evidence that archaeological remains may exist but whose extent and importance are unknown, will only be permitted if the developer arranges for an appropriate level of evaluation to be carried out. This will enable the Borough Council to be fully informed about the likely effect that the proposed development will have upon such remains.

169.LB Planning applications for new buildings, and alterations and extensions to existing buildings, within, or affecting the setting of, Conservation Areas, will be permitted, provided all the following criteria are met: i. the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Conservation Area or its setting; ii. any new building or extension does not detract from the character of the area and where appropriate retains the existing street building line and the rhythm of the street- scene; iii. the mass, materials and form of the building and associated landscape features are in scale and harmony with the existing and adjoining buildings and the area as a whole and the proportions of its parts relate well to each other, to the existing building and to adjoining buildings; iv. architectural details on buildings of value are retained; v. with regard to retail premises, a high standard of shop front design and signing, relating sympathetically to the character of the building and the surrounding area, is required; vi. the materials to be used are appropriate to and in sympathy with the existing buildings and the particular character of the area; and YLL WKH\GRQRWJHQHUDWHH[FHVVLYHWUDI¿FFDUSDUNLQJQRLVHRUFDXVHGHWULPHQWWR the character of the local environment. Existing inappropriate uses will not be allowed to expand or intensify and the Borough Council may encourage their relocation if serious loss of amenity is occurring.

170.LB Development which involves the demolition of any building or important feature within a conservation area will not be permitted unless: i. it can be shown that the building is wholly beyond repair, or incapable of reasonable EHQH¿FLDOXVH Eastleigh Borough Local Development Framework 30 91 NETLEY ABBEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

ii. its removal or replacement would enhance the appearance of the area; or iii. it is essential to enable a redevelopment scheme to take place, provided the scheme for redevelopment has already been or is concurrently approved and such a scheme would positively enhance the character or appearance of the conservation area.

171.LB Applications for development which affect important townscape or landscape features in conservation areas will only be permitted where the qualities of those features are retained.

172.LB Applications for advertisements and fascia signs in conservation areas will only be permitted if they meet all the following criteria:

i. the proliferation of signs will be discouraged and signs will be restricted to the JURXQGÀRRUZDOODUHD

ii. fascias and advertisements should be designed as an integral part of the shop front and in keeping with the character of the surrounding area. Box signs will not be permitted and traditional signs and fascia details should be retained wherever possible;

iii. illuminated signs will not be permitted. Where consent is given in exceptional circumstances, the sign should take the form of spot and halo lighting or rear illumination cut-out lettering;

iv. the Borough Council will only accept ‘corporate image’ advertising where it is not detrimental to the character of the building and surrounding area; and v. consent will only be granted for advertisement hoardings, if it can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Borough Council, that no harm to amenity or public safety will be caused.

173.LB Proposals which include the total demolition of a listed building will not be permitted unless it can be shown to the satisfaction of the Borough Council that their condition makes it impracticable to repair, renovate or adapt them to an appropriate EHQH¿FLDOXVH

174.LB The alteration or extension of a listed building or any development within the curtilage of a listed building including display of an advertisement will not be permitted if it would result in a detrimental impact on the building or its setting.

175.LB Development which would have a detrimental impact on a building of local importance or its setting will not be permitted.

176.LB In exceptional circumstances the Council may permit the following development in order to secure the future of a listed building or other heritage asset:

i. a conversion or change of use which may not otherwise be permitted;

ii. a sympathetic extension of an appropriate scale and design which does not detract from the intrinsic value of the building or asset; or

Eastleigh Borough Local Development Framework 31 92 NETLEY ABBEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL iii. appropriate development within the curtilage of the property which is subservient to and does not detract from the character of the building or its grounds.

7KH&RXQFLOPXVWEHVDWLV¿HGWKDWDOODOWHUQDWLYHVROXWLRQVDQGVRXUFHVRIIXQGLQJKDYH EHHQWKRURXJKO\LQYHVWLJDWHGWKDWWKHSURSRVHGVFKHPHLV¿QDQFLDOO\YLDEOHWKDWWKH applicant will enter into a legal agreement to ensure that the envisaged conservation EHQH¿WVDUHGHOLYHUHGDQGWKDWWKHHQDEOLQJGHYHORSPHQWLVGHPRQVWUDEO\WKHPLQLPXP necessary to secure the future of the building or asset.

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ADDRESS VICTORIA ROAD; NORTH SIDE 1 to15 (Ellis Row) 99 9 9 9 Skyline Buildings, Decorated eaves and House No Plaques 20 to 24 99 999Door Surrounds

Victoria cottages 9 Undereave Brackets Central balcony 56-70 9999 9

Coastguard Cottages 9999 9 9

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Oxford and Cambridge 9999 9 9Some bays and Railings Lost Cottages VICTORIA ROAD; SOUTH SIDE/YORK Rd The Cottage 99 99Windows 9

Waverly 99 99Windows

No. 4 York Road 99 99Windows 9 Details lost due to extension on sea side. MANCHESTER ROAD

Windy Ridge 99 99windows 99

Highfield House 99 99windows 9

ABBEY HILL Nos 4-9. 99 9 windows 94 95 NETLEY CONSERVATION AREA ARTICLE FOUR DIRECTIONS: House Boundary FEATURES TO BE Slate Roof Moulded Key Stones/ Hood Recessed Door and Window Doors/ Bay Number Walls and PRESERVED: Covering Chimneys Guttering Render Brickwork Brick Arches Molds Porches Surrounds Windows Windows Plaques Railings Comments

ADDRESS

Ellis Row

No 1 99 9 9 No 2 9 9 9 No 3 9 9 9 No 4 99 9 9

No 5 9 9 9 No 6 9 9 9 No 7 9 9 No 8 9 9 W and D 9 No 9 9 9 No 10 9 9 No 11 99 9 W and D 9 No 12 9 9 No 13 9 9 9 No 14 9 Doors 9 No 15 9 9 9 Door and Boundary Slate Roof Moulded Key stones/ Hood Recessed Doors and FEATURES TO BE Chimneys Render Brickwork window Bay Windows walls and Covering Guttering BrickArches Moulds Porches Windows PRESERVED: Surrounds railings Comments

ADDRESS

VICTORIA ROAD

No 20 9 9 No 21 9 99

No 22 9 99 No 23 9 99 No 24 W & D 9 9 9 96 97

NETLEY CONSERVATION AREA ARTICLE FOUR DIRECTIONS: Key Door and FEATURES TO BE Slate Roof Moulded Stones/Brick Hood Recessed Window Boundary Walls PRESERVED: Covering Chimneys Guttering Render Brickwork Arches Moulds Porches Surrounds Doors/Windows Bay Windows and Railings Comments

ADDRESS

VICTORIA ROAD

No 56 99 9 9

No 57 99 9

No 58 99 99

No 59 99 99

No 60 99 99

No 61 99 9

No 62 99 99

No 63 99 99

No 64 99 99

No 65 99 9

No 66 99 9

No 67 99 9 99

No 68 99 9

No 69 99 9

No 70 99 NETLEY CONSERVATION AREA ARTICLE FOUR DIRECTIONS: Door and Key Stones/brick FEATURES TO BE Slate Roof Moulded Hood Recessed Window Boundary Walls Arches PRESERVED: Covering Chimneys Guttering Render Brickwork Mounds Porches Surrounds Doors/Windows Bay Windows and Railings Comments

ADDRESS

VICTORIA ROAD - COASTGUARD COTTAGES

No 1 9 9

painted No 4 999 9 painted No 6 999 9

painted No 8 999 9

painted No 10 99

No 12 999 9 9

No 14 999 9 9 9

No 16 999 9 9 9 98 99

NETLEY CONSERVATION AREA ARTICLE FOUR DIRECTIONS: Key Door and Boundary Dormer FEATURES TO BE Slate Roof Moulded Stones/Brick Hood Recessed Window Walls and Windows PRESERVED: Covering Chimeys Guttering Render Brickwork Arches Moulds Porches Surrounds Doors/Windows Railings Comments

ADDRESS ABBEY HILL - ABBEY HOUSE

COACH HOUSE

No 5 99 99

No 6 99 9 9 9

No 7 9999 9

9 No 8 99 9 9 9

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BURSLEDON HAMBLE-LE-RICE & HOUND LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE

Thursday 19 February 2009

DEDICATION OF FOOTPATH AT CUNNINGHAM GARDENS, OLD NETLEY AS A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY

Report of the Head of Transportation and Engineering

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that Eastleigh Borough Council in conjunction with Hampshire County Council dedicate a public right of way over open space land at Cunningham Gardens, Old Netley and enters into an appropriate Dedication Agreement to this affect.

Summary

A request has been made to dedicate a public right of way over the open space land at Cunningham Gardens and it is recommended that a right of way is dedicated over the land.

Statutory Powers

Section 25, Highways Act 1980.

Introduction

1. Bursledon Rights of Way & Amenities Preservation Group has contacted the Council requesting that a public right of way is formalised over an existing footpath across open space at Cunningham Gardens, Old Netley.

2. The footpath forms a route provided for walkers and recreational cyclists to use linking Hamble Lane and a track to south of Priors Hill Lane, which is also a definitive public right of way. The footpath has been available for use since about 1995 when the Cunningham Gardens development was completed.

3. The footpath is part of the southern section of the way marked Strawberry Trail long distance path instigated by the Borough Council as shown on plan 49C in the Local Plan Review and covered by Policy 152.OS.

4. The Local Plan Review paragraph 9.36 states that the Borough Council will continue to propose and promote bridleways and footpaths, seek to establish public access to certain categories of open land and improve the public rights

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101 of way network. Dedicating the footpath as a public right of way will accord with these objectives.

5. The Dedication as a right of way formalises the existing public use of the footpath and enables it to be shown on the definitive map of Public Rights of Way and on Ordnance Survey maps.

Financial Implications

6. There are no initial financial implications for the Borough Council as the footpath will remain unchanged as a grass covered route over gravel based surface. The County Council will maintain the footpath as part of the rights of way network, if dedicated.

7. Once dedicated, if the Borough Council ever wishes to close or divert the footpath for any reason e.g. maintenance or changes to the layout of the open space, it would have to apply for permission to do so, which is not the case at present. Some officer time would be needed to process an application to close or divert the footpath.

Risk Assessment

8. There is no risk perceived in allowing a public right of way to be formed over the land.

Equality and Diversity Implications

9. There are no equality and diversity implications.

Conclusion

10. It is recommended that a public right of way 3m wide is dedicated over land at Cunningham Gardens for walkers and cycle users as shown on the attached drawing and a Dedication Agreement be entered into with Hampshire County Council as Highway Authority.

DUNCAN MCVEY Head of Transportation and Engineering

Date: 9 February 2009 Contact Officer: Eric Reed Tel No: 023 8068 8233 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: 1 No. Drawing Report No: EN1099

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102 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 - SECTION 100D

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BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE AND HOUND LOCAL AREA COMMITTEE

19 February 2009

CONSULTATION FROM HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL ON DECLARATION OF TWO LOCAL NATURE RESERVES

Report of the Head of Countryside and Trees Unit

RECOMMENDATION

It is recommended that Members support Hampshire County Council’s proposals to declare Netley Common and Westwood as statutory Local Nature Reserves

Summary

• Hampshire County Council (HCC) has consulted Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) on its proposals to declare its Netley Common and Westwood sites as Local Nature Reserves

• The power to designate these two sites lies with HCC as land owner and relevant local authority

• Local Nature Reserves are places of special local wildlife interest which can be enjoyed by the public for informal recreation, education and enjoyment. These two sites meet these criteria

• It is recommended that Members support HCC’s proposals to declare these two sites as Local Nature Reserves

Statutory Powers

Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (NERC) 2006

Introduction

1. Hampshire County Council’s Countryside Service (HCC) has consulted Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) on its proposals to declare its Netley Common and Westwood sites as Local Nature Reserves.

2. HCC also intend to consult EBC on a proposal to declare Manor Farm Country Park as a Local Nature Reserve. A boundary for this proposed Local

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3. HCC has already declared two of its coastal countryside sites within the borough as Local Nature Reserves; Mercury Marshes in 1988 and Hackett's Marsh in 1995.

4. EBC declared Hocombe Mead Countryside site in Chandler’s Ford as its first Local Nature Reserve in 2008. EBC plan to declare Hamble Common and Flexford (Chandlers Ford) as Local Nature Reserves, although this is not expected to be take place before 2010/11.

The Proposed Sites

5. Netley Common (approximately 16 hectares) straddles the borough and Southampton City boundary near Thornhill (Appendix 1). The site contains areas of heathland, grassland and woodland. Heathland is a particularly rare and threatened habitat and has been restored by the HCC countryside rangers on the site over the past 10 years. Remnant fragments of heathland are of national biodiversity importance and are host to a variety of wildlife. Conservation grazing with Highland cattle has been re-introduced on site to enhance the heathland and grassland habitats.

6. Westwood (approximately 49 hectares) abuts the Southampton City boundary near Western Shore (Appendix 2). The site is partly restored landfill but also contains ancient woodland with streamside walks, rolling grassland slopes and extensive views. The beech and oak dominated woodlands contain over 16 ancient woodland plant indicator species.

7. On both sites, HCC countryside rangers have installed footpaths, kissing gates and interpretation signs to facilitate public access and enjoyment of the site by the local community. HCC also organises a programme of events and educational activities to benefit the local community.

Local Nature Reserve Status

8. Local Nature Reserves are for both people and wildlife. They are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. They offer people special opportunities to study or learn about nature or simply to enjoy it.

9. Both Netley Common and Westwood are fully fitting of Local Nature Reserve status. Natural England, the Government’s wildlife advisor, has approved the suitability of these sites for Local Nature Reserve designation.

Benefits

10. Local Nature Reserve designation is a very clear signal to the local community of a Local Authority’s commitment to nature conservation. In addition Local Nature Reserve status can:

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108 d:\moderngov\data\agendaitemdocs\3\3\7\ai00021733\bhhreportcirculated0.doc (a) provide a real opportunity for local people to become involved in the management of their local environment, feel a sense of ‘ownership’ towards the site, and learn to respect its special value rather than to abuse it

(b) assist in opening up funding streams to help with site management and community involvement.

(c) help address Local Biodiversity Action Plan targets and help demonstrate commitment to the new duty of conserving biodiversity introduced for all public authorities under the Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006.

The Process of Designation

11. Local Nature Reserves are a statutory designation made under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.

12. The responsibility to declare Netley Common and Westwood as Local Nature Reserves rests with HCC as land owner and relevant local authority.

13. Before making a declaration, HCC will confirm:

(a) its legal interests in the land

(b) that the land lies within the area that it controls

14. There is no legal requirement to consult with a local community on Local Nature Reserve declaration proposals. However, the HCC Countryside ranger for the sites is undertaking targeted consultations with key stakeholders. EBC is invited to comment on the proposals.

Financial Implications

15. HCC manages Netley Common and Westwood within their existing budgets. There are no financial costs for the Council if HCC designates their sites as Local Nature Reserves.

Risk Assessment

16. The intention to declare Local Nature Reserves at Netley Common and Westwood is set out within the Local Plan Review (2001-11) and is embedded in actions within the borough’s biodiversity action plan (BAP). Not supporting these Local Nature Reserve declarations risks hindering these agreed actions.

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17. An equal opportunities assessment has not been carried out as the report is has minimal impact. Further assessment may be undertaken by HCC as required.

Conclusion

18. Netley Common and Westwood are HCC Countryside Sites of high wildlife quality and facilitated public access.

19. Local Nature Reserve status has the potential to protect and enhance the quality and understanding of these sites amongst the local community and re- enforce local authority commitment to these objectives.

20. Members are invited to support HCC’s proposals to declare Netley Common and Westwood as statutory Local Nature Reserves.

RICHARD MOULD-RYAN Head of Countryside and Trees Date: 27 January 2009 Contact Officer: Rachel Hardy Tel No: 023 8068 8352 e-mail: [email protected] Appendices Attached: 2 *Report No

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19/02/2009

APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR DECISION

BURSLEDON, HAMBLE-LE-RICE & HOUND Thursday 19 February 2009 Case Officer Irene Fletcher

SITE: Devonia, Hamble Lane, Bursledon, Southampton, SO31 8EL

Ref. F/08/64113 Received: 10/11/2008 (05/01/2009)

APPLICANT: Mrs Ros Wynne

PROPOSAL: Change of use from residential dwelling (use class C3) to 5 bed group home (use class C2) and single storey rear extension with decking and access ramp following demolition of existing extension and outbuildings, and provision of 4no. parking spaces, bin and cycle storage, landscaping and alterations to access (amended description)

AMENDMENTS: RECOMMENDATION:

PERMIT

CONDITIONS AND REASONS:

(1) The development hereby permitted must be begun within a period of three years beginning with the date on which this permission is granted. Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

(2) The materials to be used must match as closely as possible, in type, colour and texture, those on the existing building. Reason: To ensure a satisfactory visual relationship of the new development to the existing.

(3) Before the development commences, or by such later date as the Local Planning Authority may determine, a landscape scheme comprising planting, details of hard surfacing and means of enclosure must be submitted to, and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such a scheme must include a planting specification and schedule, and shall indicate the position, size, number, planting density and species of shrubs and trees. A seed or turf specification must be provided for areas to be grassed. The planting scheme must include details of phasing,

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timing and provision for management and maintenance during the first ten years from the date of planting. Reason: To ensure that the appearance of the development is satisfactory.

(4) Developments shall not begin until a scheme of works to deal with dust from site has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local Planning Authority. The agreed scheme shall then be implemented and retained to the satisfaction of the local Planning Authority. Reason: To protect the amenity of the occupiers of adjoining properties.

(5) The development hereby permitted must not be brought into use until the areas shown on the approved plan for the parking of vehicles shall have been made available, surfaced and marked out, and the areas must be retained, including those areas marked out on the plan as being unallocated, in a condition to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, and reserved for that purpose at all times. Reason: In the interests of highway safety/amenity.

(6) Prior to the commencement of development a cycle parking plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority . The development must proceed in accordance with the approved plan. Reason: In the interests of providing safe and secure facilities for cyclists.

(7) The dormer windows at first floor level on the north and south elevations must be glazed with obscure glass and must be fitted to be top opening only and must thereafter be maintained in that condition. Reason: To preserve the amenity of the adjoining property.

(8) Detailed proposals for the disposal of foul and surface water shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the commencement of the development hereby permitted. The approved details shall be fully implemented before the building hereby approved is occupied. Reason: To ensure satisfactory provision of foul and surface water drainage.

(9) The area of decking facing southwards shall be screened with an opaque panel to be agreed with the LPA and thereafter maintained in that condition. Reason: In the interests of protecting neighbouring amenity

(10) The development hereby permitted shall be restricted to residential care uses and shall not at any time be used for any educational purposes . Reason: Inadequate parking exists for uses other than residential care.

Note to Applicant: It is considered that, subject to compliance with the conditions and any obligations attached to this permission, the proposed development is acceptable because it will not materially harm the character of the area, the amenity of neighbours or highway safety,and it is in accordance with the policies and proposals of the development plan, as listed below, and after due regard to all other relevant material

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considerations the local planning authority is of the opinion that permission should be granted.

The following development plan policies are relevant to this decision and the conditions attached to it:

Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review 2001-2011 [59BE. 186. IN]

Under the Town and Country Planning [Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications][Amendment][England] Regulation 2008, a fee is now required for Discharge of Condition Applications. N.B. Conditions not fully discharged, invalidate the planning permission.

Report:

This application has been referred to Committee by the Head of Development Control.

The site and its surroundings

Description of application

1. Consent is sought for a change of use from a residential dwelling (use class C2) to a five bedroom group home (use class C2) including a single storey rear extension with decking and access ramp following demolition of existing extension and outbuildings and provision of four car parking spaces, bin and cycle storage, landscaping and alterations to access.

2. The existing building comprises a detached chalet style bungalow which has previously been fairly unsympathetically extended. The garden area surrounding also contains a number of outbuildings which will be removed.

Site area

3. The application site is just over 0.1 hectares in area.

Residential development (net)

4. No additional residential units will be created.

Topography

5. The site is relatively level but does slope gently down from the road to the rear.

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Trees

6. There are no trees within the confines of the site but there are a number of small trees which make up the planting along the boundary of the site.

Boundary treatment

7. The western frontage of the site is fairly open with a low wall and planting behind. To the southern side boundary is a 1m high fence, rising to a 1.8m high wall and fence towards the rear of the site .The eastern rear boundary of the site is marked by a 1.8m timber fence and some fairly dense planting, with the northern side boundary marked by a 1.8m close board timber fence to the rear and a 1.2m high block work wall to the front.

Site characteristics

8. The existing dwelling is a 1940s bungalow which has been significantly extended in the past. It has an area of parking to the front and a driveway to the southern side, leading to a garage and some other outbuildings in a poor state of repair. The rear garden is relatively enclosed due to the dense boundary planting.

Character of locality

9. The surrounding area is predominantly residential and mainly comprises detached single storey and chalet style dwellings.

Relevant planning history

10. There have been three previous applications on this site for residential development. The first application was refused, the second withdrawn due to officers’ concerns and application ref F/08/62476 for the construction of a pair of three bedroom semi-detached dwellings fronting Hamble Lane and a three bedroom detached dwelling to the rear of the site following demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings was approved at Committee on the 22nd May 2008.

Representations received

11. One representation requesting details of what a C2 use comprises and a further representation stating no objection to the change of use but expressing concerns about parking at staff change over times, loss of privacy; the rear extension allows outside seating area of neighbouring property to be overlooked from new building. Is there a reason why property cannot be extended into the garden rather than to the side of the property? New built area will be visually intrusive to conservatory to rear of neighbouring property. If wheelchair accessible parking is used

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by a minibus, this will allow overlooking into neighbouring property due to height of bus floor.

Consultation responses

12. Head of Transportation and Engineering-no objection in principle subject to conditions but cycle parking area requires being resolved.

13. Head of Planning Policy and Design - no objection subject to satisfactory landscape details.

14. Head of Housing Services - no comments.

15. Head of Environmental Health Services - no objections subject to conditions.

16. Eastleigh Access Group - appears to be a good quality scheme; outdoor decking/ramps – care should be taken to ensure surfaces are non slip materials. Use of gravel should be kept to a minimum on paths, some concern that bedroom 5 and bathroom for bedroom 3 may have restricted light if planting is unsuitable.

17. Parish Council - no objection.

Policy context: designation applicable to site

• Within Built-Up Area Boundary • Within Established Residential Area

Development plan policies

• Hampshire County Structure Plan 1996-2011: G2; T5 • Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011) 59.BE, 186.IN • Supplementary Planning Guidance: Residential Amenity in the Borough of Eastleigh.

Planning policy guidance / statement

18. PPS 1

Policy commentary

19. The above policies combine to form the criteria on which this application will be assessed with particular regard to the principle of the development proposed, its impact on the residential amenity of neighbouring properties, the design and the impact of the development on the street scene and character of the area.

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Comment on consultation responses

20. A response to the comments raised will be made below.

Comment on representations received

21. Whilst the majority of issues raised will be responded to below. Concerns about the possibility of a minibus being used could not be controlled under the scope of planning. It is unclear whether potential occupants would require a minibus but, in any event, it is not considered that this would prejudice the amenities of the neighbouring property, particularly bearing in mind that a similar vehicle could currently be parked in this location.

Assessment of proposal: Development plan and / or legislative background

22. Section 38 (6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 states:

23. “If regard is to be had to the development plan for the purpose of any determination to be made under the Planning Acts the determination must be made in accordance with the plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise”.

24. The proposal is considered to comply with the relevant Development Plan policies.

25. In this case policy issues for consideration include:

Principle

26. Policy 59.BE of the Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011) requires development to be sympathetic to its locality and to avoid detriment to neighbouring properties.

27. Policy 186.IN provides support for community facilities located within the urban edge providing that residential amenity of neighbouring properties is not adversely affected by noise, disturbance or other detrimental impact.

28. The application site lies within the urban edge in a residential area where there is a presumption in favour of development subject to consideration of its impact on neighbouring amenity and design principles.

Residential Amenity

29. With regard to the question over the C2 Use Class, this Use Class covers residential colleges and also hospitals and convalescent and

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nursing homes. The principle in this case is the matter of the degree of the care to be provided, as within the existing C3 Use Class (currently defining the property), the facility exists for a dwelling to be used as a communal home for the elderly and/or handicapped .The applicant has stated in a letter that, although they are unsure as to the exact nature of the proposed occupants, they wish this to be considered as a change of use application should it be required for the future. This would also allow the nature of care for potential residents to be assessed in the future and would also give a time period for the implementation of the C2 use if not immediately required. It is not considered that the impact on residential amenity through this change of use would be significantly different than through the current use, therefore the proposal is considered acceptable.

30. With regard to the impact of the proposed extensions on neighbouring amenity, whilst the rear extension includes an area projecting to the side towards the boundary with ‘St Barruc’, this is some 2.4m from the boundary and another 2m from the edge of this property’s conservatory. However due to the staggered nature of the properties and the fact that the main conservatory outlook is eastward and ‘Devonia’ is to the north of the house, it is not considered that there will be a significant loss of light or outlook. The proposal also involves the removal of a number of unattractive outbuildings from the boundary with this property. It should be noted that the approved scheme for three new dwellings on the site is considered to have a greater impact on surrounding residential properties.

31. In relation to concerns of overlooking from the seating area, it should be borne in mind that residents of the existing property could use this area for sitting out without consent. The decked area is some 3m from the boundary and although raised from ground level by some 70cm to allow it to be used by disabled people, is not considered to constitute an overlooking problem. Windows shown on the north and south elevations of the building are shown as obscure glazed and this could be controlled by condition.

32. The principal of a more intensive development of this site has already been accepted. It is not considered that an objection to this development could be sustained on the grounds of impact on neighbouring amenity.

Layout and Design and Street Scene

33. Whilst the extension is substantial, comprising an increase of about one third, although including the removal of a number of buildings, the bulk of it is located to the rear of the existing property. The design has been the subject of pre-application meetings and it is considered that this is the most appropriate solution to meet the requirements of the building without a complete rebuild.

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34. The property is set back substantially from the footway, therefore the impact is minimal and although the proposal does not make a positive enhancement to the area, the limitations of the existing building should be considered and the removal of some highly unsympathetic additions should be considered as gain. Over all a number of existing additions have also been improved and the building appears more unified.

35. The development incorporates a number of pitched roof and partial pitched elements and includes a roof space for staff accommodation, office and storage utilising two pitched roof dormers to the sides. The two dwellings either side are approximately the same roof height.

36. On balance, it is felt that the proposal is in character with the street scene and no objection on design grounds is raised.

Traffic and Highway Safety

37. No objections have been received from The Head of Transportation and Engineering subject to a number of conditions although concern has been received as to the access to the cycle parking area. It is considered that this could be resolved by a suitable condition.

38. Again, it should be remembered that permission has already been granted for a more intensive residential use of the site. During the course of pre application discussions it was stated that it would be unusual for potential residents to be car owners, therefore it is possible that the proposed use may be less intensive than the current one. Adequate parking exists for visitors/carers as required.

Other material considerations

39. It is considered that there are no other material considerations to warrant a decision otherwise than in accordance with the Development Plan and / or legislative background.

Conclusion

40. The development including the proposed use is considered appropriate to the site , in accordance with policy, in that it provides a community facility and will not detract from the character of the surrounding area nor result in an unacceptable impact to neighbouring properties.

41. For these reasons the application is recommended for approval.

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