Agenda

Health and Environment Policy Committee - Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: Walton Suite, Guildhall Winchester and streamed live on YouTube at www.youtube.com/winchestercc

Contact: Claire Buchanan, Senior Democratic Services Officer Tel: 01962 848 438 Email: cbuchanan@winchester.gov.uk

Media

Items
No.	Item
	Procedural Items
1.	Apologies and Deputy Members To note the names of apologies given and deputy members who are attending the meeting in place of appointed members.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive any disclosure of interests from Councillors or Officers in matters to be discussed. Note: Councillors are reminded of their obligations to declare disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs), other registerable interests (ORIs) and non-registerable interests (NRIs) in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct. If you require advice, please contact the appropriate Democratic Services Officer, prior to the meeting.
3.	Chairperson's Announcements
4.	Minutes PDF 126 KB Minutes of the previous meeting held on 2 December 2025..
	Business Items
5.	Public Participation To receive and note questions asked and statements made from members of the public on matters which fall within the remit of the Committee. NB members of the public are required to register with Democratic Services three clear working days before the meeting (contact: democracy@winchester.gov.uk or 01962 848 264).
	Members of the public and visiting councillors may speak at this Committee, provided they have registered to speak three working days in advance. Please contact Democratic Services by 5pm on Thursday, 19 February 2026 via democracy@winchester.gov.uk or (01962) 848 264 to register to speak and for further details.
6.	Enhanced Biodiversity Duty - HEP046 PDF 120 KB View the background to item 6. Additional documents: HEP046 - Appendix 1 Biodiversity Report , item 6. PDF 508 KB
7.	Support Creation of Local Carbon Credits - Presentation PDF 1 MB View the background to item 7.
8.	Public Spaces Protection Order and Enforcement - Presentation PDF 458 KB View the background to item 8.
9.	Building a resilient Waste Service for the Future - Presentation PDF 410 KB View the background to item 9.
10.	To note the meeting dates for the committee in 2026/27 · 8 July 2026 · 17 September 2026 · 1 December 2026 · 25 February 2027

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Members of the public may speak at this meeting, provided they have registered to speak three working days in advance. Please contact Democratic Services via democracy@winchester.gov.uk or (01962) 848 264 to register to speak and for further details - which can also be found on the individual meeting agenda front sheets.