PTC Planning and Advisory Committee Meeting 25.11.20

PORTLAND TOWN COUNCIL

Council Offices Three Yards Close Fortuneswell PORTLAND Dorset DT5 1JN

Tel: 01305 821638 E-mail: [email protected]

19th November 2020

Dear Councillor

You are hereby summoned to attend a MEETING of the PLANNING & HIGHWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, to be held remotely by Zoom on WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2020 commencing at 7.00 pm, when the business set out below will be transacted.

It is the Council’s intention that all meetings of the Council and its Committees be recorded aurally.

Members of the public are cordially invited to join the meeting using the joining instructions below. Alternatively, members of the public can book a conference call via the Portland Town Council Office on 01305 821638.

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Yours faithfully,

Kathryn Pearce, Town Clerk

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AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence

2. Declarations of interest

3. To receive a Presentation on the Housing Development at the former Royal Manor College site. Juliette Jackson from Homes England, accompanied by colleagues from Magna Housing and Dorset Council Enabling Team will give a 10-minute presentation. Councillors’ question-time will follow.

4. Minutes of the previous meeting/s To agree as a true and accurate record, the minutes of the meetings held on: a) 28th October 2020 b) 11th November 2020

5. Chairman’s Report, Minute update and matters arising since the last meeting a) 28th October 2020 b) 11th November 2020

6. Update on current planning applications To receive an update on any ongoing planning issues.

7. Public participation To enable members of the public to address Councillors regarding any agenda item.

8. Review of planning applications notified by Dorset Council – See Annex A to this Agenda.

9. Planning contravention issues a) Planning Appeal Appeal Reference APP/D1265/C/20/3259944 Former Windmill Stables, Weston Street, Portland. DT5 2JH Alleged breach: Without planning permission, the change of use of the Land to use for the importation, deposit, processing and recycling of waste materials. Closing date for Comments 16/12/2020

2 PTC Planning and Advisory Committee Meeting 25.11.20 10. Neighbourhood plan update Mr AM will speak on the latest (2019) published government ‘Indices of Multiple Deprivation’ report which sets out national ratings for localities against key social-living elements. A report is attached at Annexes C/C2.

11. Highway issues a) Traffic Management Strategy To receive the report from Cllr Draper regarding traffic management – Please see Annex B to this agenda. Please note that this agenda item is carried forward from the Planning and Highways Advisory Committee meeting on 28th October 2020.

12. To discuss Barclaycroft Road abandoned vehicles A report is attached at Annex D to the agenda.

13. Date of next meeting The Committee’s next meeting is scheduled to take place at 7.00 pm on Wednesday 23rd December 2020.

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PLANNING & HIGHWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ONLINE ON 28TH OCTOBER, 2020 AT 7.00 PM

PRESENT: Councillors Charlie Flack (Chair), Paul Kimber, Cathy Atkins, Carralyn Parkes, Pete Roper, David Thurston, Lesley Saunders, Giovanna Lewis, Jim Draper, Bernard Parkes, and Sandy West.

Anna Takashima (Deputy Town Clerk)

IN ATTENDANCE: Kathryn Pearce (Town Clerk), Andy Matthews (Neighbourhood Plan Working Group), and four members of the public.

PH/164/20 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE – Sue Cocking (Mayor) – Please see minutes of the meeting of 22 May 2019, item 2048a for more information.

PH/165/20 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST None were given.

PH/166/20 – PRESENTATION BY CHAPMAN LILY PLANNING LIMITED AND FALCON RETAIL The committee received a presentation from Chapman Lily Planning Limited and Falcon Retail regarding application no. WP/20/00649/FUL, SITE E, COODE WAY, PORTLAND – to erect a petrol filling station and associated works. The presentation outlined the need for the development and the plans for the retail provision. Further detail was provided on flood risk mitigation, the life span of the building, and provision for electric vehicle charging following questions from councillors. The Chair thanked the representatives from Chapman Lily and Falcon Retail for their presentation.

PH/167/20 – MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2020 The minutes were formally agreed and signed as a correct record.

PH/168/20 – CHAIRMAN’S REPORT, MINUTE UPDATE AND OTHER MATTERS ARISING a) Update on highways matters – the Deputy Town Clerk provided an update on various highways matters that had been raised at previous meetings following discussions with the highways officer at Dorset Council. A report can be found at Annex B to these minutes. b) The Chair noted that Dorset Council had requested a response regarding refilling the various salt bins on Portland. Action on the Chair and Deputy Town Clerk to liaise with Dorset Council on this

1 c) Cllr C Parkes updated the committee regarding Waste Management at East Weare Road. She noted that Aster Housing were considering submitting a planning application. Cllr C Parkes would update the committee again once this had been received. PH/169/20 – UPDATE ON CURRENT PLANNING APPLICATIONS The Chairman provided an update on the current planning applications. For further information please see Dorset For You / Planning / Portland.

PH/170/20 – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Mr Matthews brought to the attention of the committee that construction work had begun at two sites at Branscombe Close and Reap Lane. He could not recall a planning application for those two sites. A representative from Enhance Land & Planning requested to speak regarding planning application no. WP/20/00507/FUL - Land South of, Sweet Hill Road. The Chair requested that the representative speak during the committee’s discussion on the application to clarify any questions councillors might have.

PH/171/20 – PLANNING APPLICATIONS NOTIFIED BY DORSET COUNCIL The advisory committee discussed 9 new planning applications with a detailed list, including decisions made at this meeting, being held at Annex A to these minutes. For further information please see Dorset For You / Planning / Portland.

PH/172/20 – PLANNING CONTRAVENTION ISSUES a) The Chair reported that Planning Enforcement officers had attended the Green Room, Easton regarding tables outside and found no reportable actions. However, the Chair noted that they had visited the wrong address. b) The Chair reported that a complaint had been made to Dorset Council regarding the promotion of a coffee morning at the Green Room. However, the reported coffee morning was an event that had been advertised on an old flyer for March, 2020. c) The Chair reported that, at Reap Lane, a site access route had been constructed across a path to the nearby school.

PH/173/20 – NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN (NP) AND POLICY UPDATE The Chair referred to the paper that was attached to the meeting agenda, setting out a proposed response to the central government consultation – Planning For The Future. The Committee was asked whether they supported this response. Resolved: The Committee supported the response Action on the Deputy Town Clerk to submit the response

PH/174/20 – HIGHWAY ISSUES Cllr Draper had tabled a report on traffic management on Portland. However, he requested that this be deferred to the next meeting.

2 The Chair agreed to defer the report.

PH/175/20 – DATE OF NEXT MEETING The Committee’s next meeting is to be held on 25th November, 2020 online via Zoom, starting at 7.00 pm. An extraordinary meeting would be held on 11th November, 2020 online via Zoom, starting at 7.00pm.

The meeting ended at 20:40

Signed…………………………………………… (Chairman)

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PLANNING & HIGHWAYS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM ON 11TH NOVEMBER, 2020 AT 7.00 PM

PRESENT: Councillors Charlie Flack (Chair), Sandy West, Cathy Atkins, Paul Kimber, Jim Draper, David Thurston, Carralyn Parkes, Bernard Parkes, Pete Roper, Giovanna Lewis, and Rob Hughes.

Anna Takashima (Deputy Town Clerk)

IN ATTENDANCE: Kathryn Pearce (Town Clerk), Andy Matthews (Neighbourhood Plan Working Group), Six representatives on behalf of the developer, Powerfuel Portland, Ltd, and 65 members of the public.

Cllr Sue Cocking attended the meeting as an observer only – Please see minutes of the meeting of 22 May 2019, item 2048a for more information.

PH/176/20 – APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE None were given.

PH/177/20 – DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST a) Cllrs C Parkes, West, Saunders, and Kimber declared a non-pecuniary interest. b) Cllr Lewis declared a pecuniary interest as she was involved with a campaign against the proposal. She withdrew her ability to vote in view of this. c) Cllr Hughes declared that, as a Dorset Councillor he had already given a response to this proposal and would not be voting on the application in light of this. d) Cllr Cocking declared that, as a Dorset Councillor who sits on the Planning Committee at Dorset Council, she does not participate in Portland Town Council planning meetings. Please see minutes of the meeting of 22 May 2019, item 2048a for more information. She declared that she was present at the meeting as an observer only and would not take part in any vote.

PH/178/20 – PRESENTATION BY POWERFUEL PORTLAND, LTD REGARDING APPLICATION WP/20/00692/DCC TO BUILD AN ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY AT PORTLAND PORT Six representatives from Powerfuel Portland, Ltd gave a ten-minute presentation on their proposal to build an energy recovery facility at Portland Port. During the presentation, the key aspects of the scheme were set out. This included the ability to deal with Dorset’s residual waste problem, the revitalisation of Portland Port due to the ability to provide shoreside power, the creation of around 30 jobs, and the potential to provide a district heating system.

1 Powerfuel Portland, Ltd representatives answered councillor questions regarding the impact on health, air quality, transport queries, and the potential for district heating.

PH/179/20 – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Ten members of the public each presented a three-minute representation to the Committee. L. G spoke about the public opposition to the proposals and noted that a petition has been submitted to Dorset Council containing 6739 signatures of Portland residents who were against the proposal. T. W raised concerns about the amount of CO2 which would be produced by the plant and the ability to meet climate change objectives. J. T set out the concerns of the residents of Castletown in relation to the impact of increased HGV vehicle movements on highways but also the impact of noise and vibration on the wellbeing of residents. L. B spoke on concerns around “greenwashing” and the impact the proposal could have on children and future generations. H. B raised concerns regarding the visual impact of the site and that the photo montages contained within the planning documentation did not show the plume. M. B set out concerns regarding pollution and questioned the need for additional power on Portland. B. H raised concerns about the impact of HGV traffic movements, especially through Wyke which is already congested. R. S spoke on the potential impacts on health, particularly on suffers of asthma and COPD and pointed to research which shows the increased risk of congenital defects. J. W raised concerns on the impact to Portland and Weymouth and questioned whether current air quality standards would be maintained as the UK had now left the EU. W. R spoke strongly in favour of the application as it was vital for Portland Port and highlighted the benefits the cruise ship industry brought to the local area.

PH/180/20 – REVIEW OF PLANNING APPLICATION WP/20/00692/DCC TO BUILD AN ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY AT PORTLAND PORT Councillors reviewed the proposals under planning application no WP/20/00692/DCC, and considered the presentation given by Powerfuel Portland, Ltd and the public representations that had been made. Councillors then voted whether to support or object to the proposal. The Chair called for a named and recorded vote as to whether councillors were for or against the proposal. The results were as follows,

Cllr Atkins – Against Cllr Roper – Against Cllr Draper – Against Cllr Saunders – Against Cllr Kimber – Against Cllr Thurston – For Cllr B Parkes – Against Cllr West – Against Cllr C Parkes – Against Cllr Flack (Chair) – Abstained

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As noted above under minute no PH/177/20 Cllrs Lewis, Hughes, and Cocking did not take part in the vote. Resolved: Councillors voted to object to the proposal – 8 against, 1 for, and 1 abstention. Please see Annex A to these minutes for the reasons for the objection.

PH/181/20 – DATE OF NEXT MEETING The Committee’s next meeting is to be held on Wednesday 25th November, 2020 online via Zoom starting at 7.00 pm.

The meeting ended at 21:15

Signed…………………………………………… (Chair)

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Response from Portland Town Council to Planning Application WP/20/00692/DCC Proposal to construct an energy recovery facility with ancillary buildings and works including administrative facilities, gatehouse and weighbridge, parking and circulation areas, cable routes to ship berths and existing off-site electrical sub-station, with site access through Portland Port from Castletown. Portland Town Council objects to the above proposal to build an energy recovery facility at Portland Port on the following grounds. At our Full Council meeting on 26th June, Portland Town Council declared a climate and ecological emergency. We believe that this proposal does not align with the objectives set out within this declaration. Portland Town Council concurs with comments from Ministry of Justice that there has been a lack of robust testing on the impacts on human health. We would like to echo these concerns with respect to wider public health. There are concerns over the impact of emissions due to Portland’s terraced landscape. We note that there are many homes, nurseries, a care homes, a hospital, and a youth club in very close proximity to the site of this proposal. Public Health England state that emissions from energy recovery facilities could have an impact on health. Without irrefutable evidence that this proposal would not impact on human health, we object to this proposal. Portland Town Council would like to see a more robust study on the impact of HGV movements. We have already raised concerns with the local authority over frequent congestion on Portland Beach Road, through Wyke and Weymouth affecting the ability to travel smoothly to and from Portland. We have been advised that Dorset Council Highways Officers are due to publish a report shortly on traffic management through Portland and Weymouth and we await these findings. Traffic congestion has recently been exacerbated by the increase in visitor numbers to Portland. We are concerned about the ability of the road network to cope with the additional HGV movements. Until these problems have been addressed, we cannot support this proposal. There are concerns regarding HGV movements and their impact on residents of Castletown in particular, especially with regards to vibration and noise and the impact on the wellbeing of residents. We also cannot see any contingency plans should Portland Beach Road be closed. We would like to see more detail on this. Portland Town Council share the concerns raised in the responses from the Jurassic Coast Trust, AONB, and Historic England. Portland sits in the middle of AONB, and World Heritage Site and we are concerned that this proposal would affect the experience of visitors to Portland. Furthermore, Portland has a world class sailing facility which is used by visitors from far and wide and is an important part of our tourist offering. Part of Portland’s tourism strategy involves promoting a Portland- clean environment. We are concerned that this proposal would have a significant negative impact on the experience of users of Portland Harbour and Portland as a whole, and that there may be more jobs lost from within our tourism industry than will be created by this proposal. Portland Town Council note that the HRA screening report is yet to be received. We await this report before making a comment on the impact to ecology. We acknowledge that there is the potential to create a limited number of jobs within this proposal. However, we also acknowledge the strength of the public opposition to this proposal and given the concerns raised above, we do not feel that this benefit outweighs the significant adverse impacts. Portland Town Council is sympathetic to Portland Port’s need for shoreside power but we do not see any investigation into clean energy alternatives that would align with Portland’s tourism strategy, as noted above, and the wider aims within our Neighbourhood Plan.

Kathryn Pearce Town Clerk 16 November 2020. Annex A to Planning Meeting Agenda 25th November 2020 NEW PLANNING APPLICATIONS AS ADVISED BY DORSET COUNCIL

Planning Consultation Expiry Comments Address Details Reference Date Erect two storey side extension with 51 FOUR ACRES, WP/20/00524/FUL front dormer extension and rear 13th December PORTLAND, DT5 2JG dormer window

WP/20/00658/LBC Installation of central heating system 81 FORTUNESWELL, Listed Building to include the installation of 11th December PORTLAND, DT5 1LY Consent a gas line to the building.

ST ANDREWS CHURCH HALL, CHURCH LANE, Conversion of church hall to form WP/20/00729/FUL 7th December PORTLAND, 2.no dwellings DT5 2EQ

LAND AT, NEW Change of use of land for 20 pitch WP/20/00639/FUL 7th December GROUND, PORTLAND campervan site

Removal of rear store and erect 31 CHISWELL, WP/20/00719/FUL single storey extension and upgrade 1st December PORTLAND, DT5 1AW existing roof terrace

Conversion and change of use from 93 WESTON ROAD, restaurant at ground floor level and WP/20/00709/FUL 28th November PORTLAND, DT5 2DA accommodation above to 2.no dwellings

LAND ADJACENT TO Erection of 1 dwelling (Variation of WP/20/00640/VOC 33, PARK ROAD, condition 2 of planning approval 23rd November PORTLAND WP/18/00847/FUL - Plans list)

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Relative Movements 2015 to 2019

Purpose

The purpose of this report is to inform local members and other interested parties of the relative rankings of the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) on Portland and movement changes to these between the period 2015 to 2019; the aim being to inform thinking around:

• Issues which potentially ‘distort’ overall rankings, • The effectiveness of interventions during the period and • Possible measures to improve resilience and aid recovery from the COVID pandemic.

Background

LSOAs are part of a range of smaller area statistical analyses produced by the Office for National Statistics; on average they cover areas with a population of around 1500 people. The data is collected indirectly from other public sector records such as Health and Job Centre and Housing and is increasingly being seen as more flexible and responsive than that produced by the 10-year census.

Weymouth College undertook work with the ONS in the mid-90s to inform this type of development; the output from this collaboration subsequently increased the amount of national funding the college received. By providing weighting factors to student’s programmes it allowed the College, at that time to expand its outreach provision.

There are 32,844 LSOAs in England with the most deprived area ranked at no. 1 and the least at no. 32,8444.

The Overall IMD for an area is made up of several sub-indices which are assigned a relative percentage, for example Income deprivation is 22.5% of the calculated composite total, whilst Living and Environment is 9.3%. Income deprivation is further broken down between impacts on Children (under 15) and Older People (aged 60 plus). Movements between years does not necessarily reflect a worsening position but could, for instance mean that the area has stayed the same whilst others have improved. For example, both areas in Underhill have improved overall however Fortuneswell North (Verne common etc) remains in the top 10% (worst deprived) and Fortunewell South in the top 20%.

Analysis

Annex A shows a breakdown of the figures with the supporting text providing an outline of coverage.

Both the formal area designations and a descriptor of the local area are shown. Mapping data can be found at http://dclgapps.communities.gov.uk/imd/iod_index.html#

It should be noted though that whilst the indices for Crime and Living and Environment are overall relatively high; reflecting that generally there is a low level of crime and a quality to the physical environment, jointly these only represent a total of 18.6% of the composite figure; these relatively high figures could ultimately impact the level of other indices which are more structural in nature e.g. employment and income levels.

Annex A shows that of the seven areas on Portland that are reported on, 3 have improved (Fortunewell North, Fortunewell South and Tophill East) whilst the remaining 4 have seen a downward movement. To put these figures into context with an overall number of 32,844 LSOAs any area which shows a figure below 3,284 is in the worst 10% of deprived areas and 9,853 in the worst 30%. As stated, whilst 3 areas have seen an increase in their position, Fortunewell North is still within the worst 10% and the other two Fortunswell North and the Grove remain within the lowest 30%.

Conclusion

The figures in red on Annex A indicate a negative movement and in relative terms, despite some positive movements in the weaker areas in Underhill, our position continues to deteriorate. In particular Tophill, particularly the Grove has markedly changed although it is unclear the impact of the two Prison populations have on these figures.

Discussion

Effectiveness of interventions during this period

In 2015 as part of the development of the Neighbourhood Plan, a yearlong study to develop an Economic Vision for Portland was undertaken, the subsequent report set out a series of proposals to improve the economic performance of the Island; the results aimed at benefiting not only the residents of Portland but also the wider South Dorset Area. This report influenced a number of policy proposals in the Neighbourhood Plan as well as supporting the development of a number of delivery groups e.g. Portland Community Land Trust. Funding applications to Dorset Council are being overshadowed by more affluent areas who have greater and more focused resource. Increasing the Portland profile and increased funding would ensure that the work undertaken would have greater impact.

Whilst the movement in the statistical figures indicates that there have been some improvements in some areas, in reality structural issues around income, employment and education remain. These issues could compound the resilience and effectiveness of the Island to recover from COVID.

Measures we need to take to improve the position?

IMD Index Movement 2015-2019

Composite

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 1564 2073 509 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 5548 6203 655 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 11000 5796 -5204 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 15982 15997 15 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 9614 7975 -1639 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 15433 13414 -2019 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 20997 18877 -2120

Overall -9803

Income deprivation involving Children

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 628 1092 464 1.41% Measures the proportion of all 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 2575 4744 2169 6.60% Children 0-15 living in income 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 12119 2620 -9499 -28.92% deprived families 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 20139 18390 -1749 -5.33% 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 9983 5502 -4481 -13.64% 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 14498 15208 710 2.16% 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 22903 16635 -6268 -19.08%

Overall -18654

Income Deprivation Statistics

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text Measures the proportion of the 8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 2037 2098 61 population experiencing deprivation 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 8035 10116 2081 relating to low income . 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 16287 8729 -7558 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 17284 17550 266 22.5% of Composite Figure 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 9888 6843 -3045 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 17432 15424 -2008 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 24678 21250 -3428

Overall -13631

Employment

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 2836 2248 -588 Measures the proportion of the 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 8140 8859 719 working age population in an area 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 15756 11080 -4676 involuntarily excluded from the 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 13652 13969 317 labour market. 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 7565 5896 -1669 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 13562 11636 -1926 22.5% of Composite Figure 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 18596 17951 -645

Overall -8468

Education, Skills,Training

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 1115 1125 10 Measures the lack of attainment and 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 5792 4700 -1092 skills in the local population 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 10825 8799 -2026 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 14253 12322 -1931 13.5% of Composite Figure 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 4318 4019 -299 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 8746 6915 -1831 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 16006 13172 -2834

Overall -10003 IMD Index Movement 2015-2019

Health dependency and disability

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 2453 2475 22 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 7002 8939 1937 Measures the risk of premature 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 7953 2556 -5397 death and the impairment of quality 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 12892 11801 -1091 of life through poor physical or 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 9590 6499 -3091 mental health 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 12718 8733 -3985 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 18300 14590 -3710 13.5% of Composite Figure

Overall -15315

Crime

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 5320 10020 4700 Measures the risk of personal and 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 14117 11214 -2903 material victimisation at local level. 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 7426 2627 -4799 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 24635 25437 802 9.3% of Composite Figure 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 14373 23127 8754 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 13649 22714 9065 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 28007 28058 51

Overall 15670

Barriers to Housing

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 1706 4219 2513 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 1405 1742 337 Measures the physical and financial 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 5537 3650 -1887 accessibility of housing and local 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 30209 26791 -3418 services 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 20013 16453 -3560 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 27618 19471 -8147 9.3% of Composite Figure 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 6270 4891 -1379

Overall -15541

Living and Environment

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 12428 25084 12656 Measures the quality of both the 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 3176 5255 2079 ‘indoor’ and ‘outdoor’ local 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 7645 12402 4757 environment 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 4641 5793 1152 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 18517 27898 9381 9.3% of Composite Figure 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 14223 15877 1654 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 24198 29098 4900

Overall 36579

Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index

Code LSOA Name Local Area 2015 2019 Movement Supporting Text

8D Fortuneswell North Verne Common,East Weares, Castletown 6302 6612 310 Measures the proportion of those aged 8E Fortuneswell South Fortuneswell, Chiswell, Osprey Quay 22360 19785 -2575 60+ who experience income deprivation 8A Tophill East Grove Rd Grove 20013 21229 1216 9A Tophill East Easton Easton 19728 20897 1169 9B Weston West Weston W,Westcliff 14002 18922 4920 9C Weston East Haylands, Weston South 25263 20009 -5254 9D Southwell and Portland Bill Southwell/Bill 29283 28306 -977

Overall -1191 20 mph speed limits on Portland Why 20 mph on Portland?

• Resident requests • Reduce Accidents • Improve environment for pedestrians • Encourage alternatives (walking, cycling) • Improve safety for – Cyclists – Pedestrians – motorists Where

• Residential areas that can be easily defined • Areas that PTC have had complaints about speed or requests for speed limits or traffic calming Suggested 20 mph zone Easton zone showing streets Suggested 20 mph zone Westcliffe zone showing streets Suggested 20 mph zone Southwell Underhill 20mph

High street - from junction with Fortuneswell to Chiswell

Fortuneswell – from junction with Verne Common road as far as The Britannia Inn 20 mph

Road Traffic Regulation Act (Amendment) Order 1999, Highways Authorities no longer have to apply for permission to introduce a zone.

Two distinct types of 20mph speed limit possible:

• 20mph limits, which consist of just a speed limit change to 20mph which is indicated by the speed limit (and repeater) signs

• 20mph zones, which were designed to be “self-enforcing” due to the traffic calming measures that were introduced along with the change in the speed limit. 20mph limits, 20mph zones

20 mph zones require traffic calming measures (e.g. speed humps, chicanes) or repeater speed limit signing and/or roundel road markings at regular intervals, so that no point within a zone is more than 50 m from such a feature.

20 mph limits require roundel road markings at regular intervals, so that no point is more than 50 m from such a feature. Cheaper so can cover larger areas 20mph in Dorset

List below shows the areas covered by a 20mph limit or zone and the year that they came in effect. Beaminster – Various roads – 20mph limit – 2000 Broadwindsor – Various roads – 20mph limit – 2015 Blandford – 20mph zone – Town Centre – 2003 Blandford –Milldown Road/Jubilee Way – 20mph zone – 2003 Blandford St Mary – Various roads – 20mph limit – 2006 Bridport – Skilling Hill Rd, Alexandra Rd/Court and Watton Park – 20mph limit – 2005 Bridport – St Andrew’s Rd/Coneygar Rd – 20mph zone – 2004 Bridport – Victoria Grove – 20mph limit – 2008 Melbury Abbas – 20mph limit – 2006 Child Okeford – Various roads – 2006 Charminster – Various roads – 20mph zone – 2020 Dorchester – Coburg Road – 20mph limit – 2006 Dorchester – Fordington – 20mph zone – 2002 Dorchester – Victoria Road/ St Helens Road / Albert Road – 20mph zone – 2019 Durweston – 20mph limit – to be installed 2020 Ferndown – Cherry Grove – 20mph limit – 2006 Hampreston – 20mph limit – 2006 20mph in Dorset

Continued: List below shows the areas covered by a 20mph limit or zone and the year that they came in effect. Iwerne Minster – 20mph zone - 2018 Gillingham - Town Centre – 20mph limit – 1995 Shaftesbury – High Street / Salisbury Street – 20mph limit - 2016 Sherborne - Various roads – 20mph zone – 2002 Sixpenny Handley – 20mph limit – 2005 Witchampton – 20mph zone – 2004 Wimborne - Chapel Lane/East Borough – 20mph limit – 2004 Wimborne - Town Centre – 20mph limit – 2005 Weymouth and Portland - Southdown Rd/Hillcrest Rd area – 20mph limit – 2001 Weymouth and Portland - Faircross Ave/Everest Rd area – 20mph limit – 2001 Weymouth and Portland - Goldcroft Rd area – 20mph zone – 2004 (2009 for Longcroft Lane) Weymouth and Portland – Nottington Lane – 20mph zone - 2004 Weymouth and Portland – Park District – 20mph zone Weymouth and Portland – Westham – 20mph zone –2019 (old sections 2005) Evidence to support our case

Formal Accident reports Other reports by residents Requests from residents Support from residents Safety Savings from accident reduction versus cost of implementation Underhill Accidents last 5 years https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/roads-highways-maintenance/road-safety/road- traffic-collision-map.aspx Easton/Weston Accidents last 5 years Southwell/Bill Accidents last 5 years Where do we go from here?

Actions

1. Make decision on whether to proceed 2. Gather supporting evidence 3. Decide on areas 4. Demonstrate public support 5. Submit case to Highways Authority

PORTLAND TOWN COUNCIL

Annex D to the Planning and Highways Advisory Committee Meeting on 25th November 2020

Barclaycroft Road Portland

Following reports of a potentially dangerous abandoned vehicle/trailer parked at Barclaycroft road, the police have advised they are unable to take action as this is private land. Dorset Council Environmental Health team have also advised this does not come under their particular remit, but as the vehicle/s are potentially dangerous they suggest lobbying the Dorset Council Planning team to act under Section 215 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (see below).

S215 Power to require proper maintenance of land.

(1)If it appears to the local planning authority that the amenity of a part of their area, or of an adjoining area, is adversely affected by the condition of land in their area, they may serve on the owner and occupier of the land a notice under this section.

(2)The notice shall require such steps for remedying the condition of the land as may be specified in the notice to be taken within such period as may be so specified.

(3)Subject to the following provisions of this Chapter, the notice shall take effect at the end of such period as may be specified in the notice.

(4)That period shall not be less than 28 days after the service of the notice.