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(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Economic Development Board, 19 Public Document Pack Please ask for: Lisa Young Direct dial: (023) 9254 5340 Fax: (023) 9254 5587 E-mail: [email protected] 11 September 2018 S U M M O N S MEETING: Economic Development Board DATE: 19 September 2018 TIME:: 6.00 pm PLACE: Council Chamber Democratic Services contact: Lisa Young MICHAEL LAWTHER BOROUGH SOLICITOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD The Mayor (Councillor Mrs Furlong (ex-Officio) and Councillor Hook (ex-Officio)) Councillor Philpott (Chairman) Councillor Beavis (Vice-Chair) Councillor Ms Ballard Councillor Hutchison Councillor Bateman Councillor Johnston Councillor Mrs Batty Councillor Miss Kelly Councillor Blackman Councillor Pepper Councillor Carter Councillor Mrs Prickett Councillor Mrs Cully Councillor Raffaelli Councillor Mrs Huggins FIRE PRECAUTIONS (To be read by the Chairman if members of the public are present) In the event of the fire alarm sounding, please leave the room immediately. Proceed downstairs by way of the main stairs or as directed by GBC staff, follow any of the emergency exit signs. People with disability or mobility issues please identify yourself to GBC staff who will assist in your evacuation of the building. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you are in a wheelchair or have difficulty in walking and require access to the Committee Room on the First Floor of the Town Hall for this meeting, assistance can be provided by Town Hall staff on request. If you require any of the services detailed above please ring the Direct Line for the Democratic Services Officer listed on the Summons (first page). NOTE: i. Councillors are requested to note that, if any Councillor who is not a Member of the Board wishes to speak at the Board meeting, then the Borough Solicitor is required to receive not less than 24 hours prior notice in writing or electronically and such notice shall indicate the agenda item or items on which the member wishes to speak. ii. Please note that mobile phones should be switched off or switched to silent for the duration of the meeting. iii. This meeting may be filmed or otherwise recorded. By attending this meeting, you are consenting to any broadcast of your image and being recorded. Economic Development Board 19 September 2018 AGENDA RECOMMENDED MINUTE FORMAT 1. APOLOGIES FOR NON-ATTENDANCE 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST All Members are required to disclose at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting. 3. MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD HELD ON 4 JULY 2018 (Pages 1 - 2) 4. DEPUTATIONS - STANDING ORDER 3.5 (NOTE: The Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 17th September 2018. The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes). 5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS - STANDING ORDER 3.6 NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on Monday 17 September 2018). 6. GOSPORT, FAREHAM, LEE-ON-THE-SOLENT AND PART II Jayson Grygiel STUBBINGTON GAP POLICY (Pages 3 - 14) To consider the role of the current settlement/strategic gap between Gosport, Fareham, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington and to support the principle of maintaining the integrity of this Gap. 7. LAND AT GRANGE FARM, ROWNER FOR GATEWAY & GARDEN PART II Martin Harvey CENTRE DEVELOPMENT (Pages 15 - 24) To advise the Board of proposals to dispose of approx 5 acres of land owned by the Council at the above. The land will be disposed of on a long leasehold basis for a term of 99 years. It is intended Economic Development Board 19 September 2018 that this will kick-start the development of a new retail garden centre at the location to be undertaken by a private garden centre operating company. It is intended that the new garden centre will incorporate facilities eg WC's, Café etc that may also be used by visitors to the adjacent Alver Valley Country Park in accordance with the Council's aspirations and as set out in the Gosport Borough Council Local Plan. Agenda Item 3 Economic Development Board 4 July 2018 A MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD WAS HELD ON 4 JULY 2018 The Mayor (Councillor Mrs Furlong) (ex-officio), Councillors Hook (P), Ms Ballard (P), Mrs Batty (P), Bateman (P), Beavis (P), Rev Blackman (P), Carter, Mrs Cully (P), Mrs Huggins (P), Hutchison (P) Johnston (P), Miss Kelly (P), Pepper (P), Philpott , Mrs Prickett (P), Raffaelli (P). It was reported that in accordance with Standing Order 2.3.5 Councillor Hook, had been nominated to replace Councillor Philpott for this meeting 7. APOLOGIES Apologies for inability to attend were received from the Mayor and Councillor Philpott 8. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Councillor Mrs Cully advised that she had been in discussions with the current users of Nicholson Hall, but that she would remain in the room and take part in the discussion and voting. 9. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE BOARD HELD ON 14 MARCH 2018 AND 17 MAY 2018 RESOLVED: That the minutes of the Economic Development Board meetings held on 14 March 2018 and 17 May 2018 be approved and signed by the Chairman as true and correct records. 10. DEPUTATIONS There were no deputations. 11. PUBLIC QUESTIONS There were no public questions. PART II 12. PROPOSED CONSULTATION ON POSSIBLE AMENDMENTS TO BURY ROAD CONSERVATION AREA AND SUPPORTING DRAFT APPRAISAL. Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Conservation and Design requesting that consideration be given to a proposal to go out to public consultation on proposed amendments to Bury Road Conservation Area and a supporting Draft Conservation Area Appraisal. The Board was updated that there was a typographical change to the numbering of the properties in Anns Hill Road. Members welcomed the proposal and were pleased to see that it included the Nicholson Hall site and that the report acknowledged the importance of the building and Economic Development Board 4 July 2018 acknowledged its importance as a memorial. Members also welcomed the inclusion of the entire War Memorial site and recognised its importance as the Town’s War Memorial. Members welcomed the inclusion of Lodge Gardens, and also that the proposal was to remove properties that were no longer considered appropriate for the Conservation Area. Members thanked the Head of Conservation and Design for the report and commended the quality of the information included. RESOLVED: That a public consultation exercise on the proposed amendments to Bury Conservation Area and a supporting Draft Conservation Area Appraisal as set out in Appendix 1 and 2 of the report be approved. 13. ANY OTHER ITEMS The meeting concluded at 6.13pm CHAIRMAN Agenda Item 6 Board/Committee: Economic Development Board Date of Meeting: 19th September 2018 Title: Gosport, Fareham, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington Gap Policy Author: Manager of Planning Policy Status: For Decision PURPOSE To consider the role of the current settlement/strategic gap between Gosport, Fareham, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington and to support the principle of maintaining the integrity of this Gap. RECOMMENDATION That this Council Agree the principle of maintaining a settlement/strategic gap between Gosport, Fareham, Lee-on-the-Solent and Stubbington as part of the forthcoming Gosport Borough Local Plan Review. Continue to support the necessity of maintaining the integrity of the Gap beyond the Borough boundary in order to prevent the coalescence of settlements and maintain their identity; and safeguard the Gap’s function as an effective transport corridor. That Fareham Borough Council are invited to work with this Council on a bilateral basis to consider a joint approach for the future of the Gap: - as part of the statutory duty to cooperate; - to secure it coherence over the longer term; and - to investigate options for delivering multi-functional benefits for residents of both Boroughs. Refer to the Gap as a ‘Strategic Countryside Gap’ in the Local Plan Review for reasons set out in Section 2 of this report. 1 Background 1.1 The current adopted Gosport Borough Local Plan (GBLP) (October 2015) includes a Settlement Gap policy (part 10 of Policy LP3) which aims to retain a sufficient gap between Gosport, Fareham, Lee-on- the Solent and Stubbington in order to protect the identity of each settlement and ensure proposals do not physically and visually diminish these open areas. 1.2 This settlement gap is considered of sub-regional importance and was identified, together with three others, in the PUSH1 South Hampshire Strategy (Policy 15) (October 2012). The local boundaries, as defined on the Policies Map of the GBLP, were defined in cooperation with Fareham Borough Council (FBC) as part of the production of both current adopted local plans and consequently the gap is included within FBC’s current Local Plan (linked to Policy CS22 of Part 1 of the Fareham Local Plan: Core Strategy). A plan showing the current boundary of the gap is shown in Appendix 1. The gap within the Borough includes the Alver Valley, Browndown and playing fields associated with HMS Sultan and Bay House School. 1.3 The South Hampshire gaps are tracts of undeveloped land within the sub region which keep settlements separate from each other. The prevention of significant development within these Gaps has been a feature of strategic and local planning documents in South Hampshire for over 35 years.
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