Decision details

Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan (Partial Update) Consultation Response

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Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Planning and Economy

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This original decision was called in by seven councillors and in accordance with the Council’s Call-In procedures, was considered at a meeting of the Council’s Place and Sustainability Overview and Scrutiny Panel held on 7 March 2024.

This Panel resolved to refer the matter for a debate at a subsequent special Full Council meeting on 26 March 2024.

The Portfolio Holder reconsidered the decision in light of the debate at that special Full Council meeting and made a further decision on 28 March 2024.

Decision:

On 22 February 2024, Cllr Derek Tipp, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economy made the following decision:

Agree the proposed response to the Hampshire County Council’s Mineral and Waste Plan: Partial Update as set out in section 4 of this report.
Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 29 February 2024.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision:

See Report

Alternative options considered:

See Report

Declarations of Interest(s): None

Contact: Andrew Herring, Planning Policy Officer Email: andrew.herring@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 22/02/2024

Date of decision: 23/02/2024

Effective from: 01/03/2024

This decision has been called in by:

Cllr Malcolm Wade who writes This decision does not fully address the range of environmental issues the Midgham site will have on the local area if it is accepted for mineral extraction and the response has watered down the objections. This site requires further and greater inspection and discussion to produce a more focused response on the issues highlighting the objections to this proposal."
Cllr Jack Davies who writes "The particular response provided by Cllr Tipp to the proposal for Midgham Farm is inadequate and waters down the previous objections made by New Forest District Council."
Cllr David Millar who writes "Having read the decision I find that it does not completely address all the issues raised in NFDC’s initial response and there does not seem to have been sufficient scrutiny of the environmental impact relating to changes that are proposed to address access issues. There also seems to be an error of fact in the document, that the site at Midgham farm is an extension of an existing site, which is just not true. I think the council would benefit from more detailed consideration of this important topic which could have significant impact on our landscape. "
Cllr Janet Richards who writes the proposed response does not fully address all of the impacts of the Midgham Farm site on the environment and local residents."
Cllr Phil Woods who writes "Having read the decision, I think it does not cover the issues previously raised by NFDC at the earlier consultation. Furthermore, it seems to make light of the environmental impact on the local area, road network and Fordingbridge’s neighbouring town Alderholt. There also seems to be an error of fact in the document, that the site at Midgham farm is an extension of an existing site, which is not true. I think the council would benefit from a more detailed consideration of this important topic which could have significant impact on Fordingbridge and its surrounds."
Cllr Stephanie Osborne who writes "There does not seem to have been sufficient scrutiny of the environmental impact relating to changes that are proposed to address access issues. This site requires further and greater inspection and discussion. It will have lifelong changes on this area and little of benefit to the residents."
Cllr John Haywood who writes "The Midgham Farm site is situated in the Fordingbridge, Godshill and Hyde ward but it directly borders Ringwood North and Ellingham (RN&E). Road access suitable for heavy goods vehicles also mostly passes through RN&E. While from an operational standpoint for the companies extracting the aggregates this might be seen as a continuation of a single operation, for local residents and in terms of overall impact it most definitely represents a new site. This decision does not appear to fully consider the environmental and landscape impact, the impact on local residents and the impact on users of local roads. I therefore request that it is reconsidered. "

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