Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Mark Gregory  Democratic Services Officer

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Items
No. Item

28.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence

 

 

 

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Kennett, Sceal and Weeks.

 

29.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of pecuniary interest.

 

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interests.

30.

Hayling Seafront Regeneration pdf icon PDF 769 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee was given an opportunity to review the recommendations set in the Cabinet Report “Hayling Seafront Strategy – Developing a Regeneration” which was due t be considered by Cabinet on 7 March 2022.

 

The Committee examined, via a question and answer session with the relevant Cabinet Lead and officers, the following aspects of the draft strategy:

 

·                     The aims, ambitions, and objectives of the strategy

·                     The timing of the implementation of the strategy

·                     The impact of the rising sea levels on any proposed development on the seafront

·                     The viability of the ambition of the strategy give the potential impact of climate change and the vulnerability of the seafront

·                     How the strategy related to the climate change and environment strategies

·                     how this strategy related to previous work undertaken to develop the seafront

·                     The ability of the infrastructure to deliver the draft strategy

·                     The role of the Hayling Billy Trail and the ferry in the delivery of the draft strategy

·                     A funding strategy, including commercial investment, for the delivery of the strategy

·                     early deliverables under the draft strategy

·                     The purpose of a creating a new brand for Hayling Island

 

(Details of the questions and answers are set out in an appendix to these minutes)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

31.

Havant Regeneration & Economy Strategy - A Refreshed Approach pdf icon PDF 474 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee was given an opportunity to review the recommendations set in the Cabinet Report Havant Regeneration & Economy Strategy - A Refreshed Approach” prior to its submission to Cabinet on 7 March 2022

 

The Committee examined, via a question and answer session with Councillor Pike, the Cabinet Lead, and the relevant officer, the following aspects of the programme:

 

           Budgetary implications

           The funding plans for the programme and the fall back position

           The inhibitors or dependencies that were known in 2005, and which were still present, and what action has been taken to overcome them

           How the strategy would encourage the development of private land in the Waterlooville Town Centre

           The decline in Waterlooville Town Centre and how this could be addressed

           The timeframe for the bespoke engagement and consultation approach for each of the four key spatial priority areas and in particular Waterlooville Town Centre

           The parking provisions for new developments in the town centres

           Ways of increasing the footfall in Waterlooville Town Centre

           The future of the BAE site in Waterlooville

           Progress made since the 2018 Regeneration Strategy and what progress had been delivered

           short-term actions that could bring about swift and real tangible progress

           How the Council was leading with the local educational establishments to ensure there were adequate students in the STEM subjects

           Projects that would deliver a capital receipt

           The options available to the Council when developing its assets

           The governance arrangements for the delivery of the strategy

           The viability of the strategy given the Council’s MTFS

           The elements of the strategy which were truly feasible and viable, the dependencies and the time frame for the delivery of the strategy

           The ability of the current infrastructure to support the strategy and work undertaken to bring about improvements to the infrastructure.

 

(Details of the questions and answers are set out in the attached appendix)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

32.

Havant Town Centre Regeneration Priority Projects pdf icon PDF 354 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Overview and Scrutiny Committee were given an opportunity to consider the recommendations set in the Cabinet Report “Cabinet be recommended to consider the full range of options available to the Council in addition to selling its assets for development agreed” prior to its submission to Cabinet on 7 March 2022.

 

The Committee examined, via a question and answer session with Councillor Pike, the Cabinet Lead, and the relevant officer, the following aspects of the programme:

 

           The impact on parking provision in Havant Town Centre if the Bulbeck Road Plaza car parks were developed for housing

           The provision of social housing in the Civic Plaza and Bulbeck Road Car Park development sites

           Whether the Council would sale or retain a share of the ownership of the Civic Plaza and Bulbeck Road Car Park development sites

 

(Details of the questions and answers are set out as an appendix to these minutes)

 

During the question and answer session, the members expressed a wish to discuss the details set out in the exempt appendices. It was therefore

 

RESOLVED that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the remainder of this item because it is likely, in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings, that if members of the public were present during that item there would be disclosure to them of exempt information of the description specified in paragraph 3 of Part 3 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 and in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

The Committee considered that the full range of options available to the Council, in addition to selling its assets for development, needed to be considered to realise the full potential of Council sites in terms of long term revenue to the Council and opportunities to provide social housing.

 

RESOLVED that Cabinet be recommended to consider the full range of options available to the Council in addition to selling its assets for development.