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Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy

 

 

Meeting: 20/10/2021 - Cabinet (Item 7)

7 Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy pdf icon PDF 361 KB

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Decision:

1.     That the ten year Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy framework (GEDS) be adopted.

 

2.     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Head of Economy & Community to prepare a detailed action plan to respond to the scenarios, themes and outcomes outlined in the 10 year Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy Framework which will be developed in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Minutes:

 

 

Councillor Tod introduced the report which set out a strategy which would enable continuing economic growth whilst reducing carbon emissions.

 

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Lumby addressed Cabinet as summarised briefly below.  Councillor Lumby declared a personal (but not prejudicial) interest in respect of this report due to his role as a county councillor.

 

He thanked the Cabinet Member and officers for the opportunity to be involved in discussions on the appointment of the consultants and the formation of the strategy.   He broadly supported the strategy but raised a number of reservations and detailed comments, including that the document should be shortened and refined to help understanding and buy in from relevant partners (which was vital for the strategy’s success) and that actions should be adequately resourced.  He also considered that some proposals for de-carbonisation were not appropriate for inclusion in this particular strategy.

 

Councillor Tod responded to the comments made, including confirming that the strategy would involve a collaborative approach with the County Council in addition to other partners and stakeholders.

 

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out in the report and outlined above.

 

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.        That the ten year Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy framework (GEDS) be adopted.

 

2.        That authority be delegated to the Corporate Head of Economy & Community to prepare a detailed action plan to respond to the scenarios, themes and outcomes outlined in the 10 year Winchester District Green Economic Development Strategy Framework which will be developed in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

 

Meeting: 21/09/2021 - Economy and Housing Policy Committee (Item 9)

9 Winchester District Ten-Year Green Economic Development Strategy - Report pdf icon PDF 312 KB

(Report Ref: BHP020)

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Minutes:

 

(Report Ref: BHP020)

 

The Service Lead - Economy & Tourism introduced the report and provided the committee with an overview of the contents of the report and an overview of the key elements of the strategy and its background. Consultants representing Urban Foresight and Thirdlife Economics provided a presentation giving the detail of the strategy, the slides of which had been circulated in advance to members and made available on the council’s website. The committees’ views were sought on several matters before the strategy was presented to the cabinet in October 2021.

 

The committee asked several questions concerning; whether the evidence from the local plan analysis should be completed and fed into this report before its completion, whether the report could be condensed to be more accessible and did the council had adequate resources to take this work forward. The questions were responded to by officers and the consultants.

 

RESOLVED:

 

 

The committee agreed:

 

 

1.      it welcomed the report and that its comments be noted by officers

2.      that a version of the strategy report be made as accessible as possible, and a digested version be considered as a communications tool

3.      that the council continues its engagement with external stakeholders to further refine and develop the strategy

4.      that further, practical sessions be undertaken with members to understand the trade-offs in achieving the council’s goal of zero net carbon

 

 

 

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