Issue - meetings

The Principal Planning Officer provided the advisory group with a presentation, (available here) which had previously been circulated to members regarding the new draft vision and objectives for the local plan. The draft had taken on board best practice, the current vision in the adopted local plan, the council plan and comments that had been received from the strategic issues and priorities consultation. 

Members made comments and asked several questions concerning the presentation which included the following:

• Clarification to the meaning of the statement on page 21 “and respond to the wider relationship with neighbouring authorities.”
• Should Whiteley be more explicitly referenced as part of the three spatial areas referred to on page 21
• Within the “vibrant local economy” objectives, should more emphasis be placed on the agriculture sector, especially food and drink and also with digital requirements
• How do we make it clear and understood which policies would implement specific elements of the vision?
• By how much could the emerging vision influence the level and distribution of development?
• The likely date for availability of the settlement policies
• Whether the housing allocation included any estimate for Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH) requirements?

These questions were responded to by officers and the Chairperson accordingly.

RESOLVED:  

1.    That the presentation and update be noted

2.    That officers consider the points made by members