Decisions

[THE MAKING OF THE URGENT DECISION WAS NOTED BY THE CABINET]

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

That the Senior Staff Pay Policy Statement 2018-2019 be published.

RESOLVED

That in accordance with section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 (the Act) the public and the press be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of agenda item 17 (Southern Gateway Implementation) for the reason that it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted that there would be disclosure to the public of ‘exempt information’ being information of the nature described in the following paragraphs in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act as follows:

·       1 (information relating to any individual)

·       3 (information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information))

·       5 (information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings) and

·       6 (information which reveals that the authority proposes – (a) to give under any enactment a notice under or by virtue of which requirements are imposed on a person; or (b) to make an order or direction under any enactment)

and because in all the circumstances of the case in each item the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

[NONE]

[NO PUBLIC QUESTIONS WERE SUBMITTED FOR THIS MEETING]

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

That, subject to the completion of the ongoing evidence-based work and the assessment of sites to meet the identified housing needs associated with the Local Plan Review, Chichester District Council will assess the ability to meet some or all of the unmet housing needs of approximately 44 dwellings per annum arising from the part of the South Downs National Park within Chichester District via the Chichester Local Plan Review.

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

(1)            The offer of £5m of funding from the Coast to Capital LEP be accepted, and the Funding Agreement attached as appendix 1 be approved.

(2)            Chichester District Council formally requests the LEP to authorise use of Flexibility Funding, as set out in para 6.1.1.1 of the report, to enable draw down of funds to commence in 2017-2018.

(3)            In the event that Flexibility Funding is approved by the LEP, Chichester District Council’s Capital Programme be amended as follows:

·       £500,000 of LEP funding will be applied to the Enterprise Centre in 2017-2018.

·       £500,000 of Chichester District Council’s capital reserves be transferred from the Enterprise Centre to the Southern Gateway project in 2018-2019 to supplement the £4.5m balance of LEP funding.

(4)            Should the LEP refuse Chichester District Council’s request to utilise Flexibility Funding, and should Chichester District Council also be unable to draw down funding by 31 March 2018, delegated authority be given to the Executive Director to amend the funding agreement to reflect a reduction in funding to £4.5m following consultation with the Leader of the Council.

(5)            The Executive Director be given delegated authority to make other minor amendments to the funding agreement prior to signature after consultation with the Leader of the Council.

(6)            Chichester District Council is prepared, in principle, to use its compulsory purchase powers to make and promote a compulsory purchase order(s) to acquire the relevant land for a comprehensive development comprising a mix of uses as set out in the adopted Southern Gateway Masterplan area (attached as appendix 2).

RESOLVED

That preferred option 1, detailed in the Project Initiation Document in the appendix to the agenda report, that Chichester District Council hosts the Social Prescribing service be approved.

Cabinet is asked to endorse the revisions to the Section 106 and CIL Protocol.

[THIS ITEM WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING]

RESOLVED

That Chichester District Council’s response to consultation on the Draft Havant Borough Local Plan as set out in the agenda report be endorsed.

Work has started on the CPO of the land at Tangmere for the development of the Strategic Development Location in line with the requirements of the Local Plan. The report will update Members on its progress and request additional funding to support it.

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

That a sum of £150,000 be allocated from the remaining Planning Delivery Grant Reserve and General Reserve to fund the continued work on the Compulsory Purchase Order in respect of the Tangmere Strategic Development Location.

RESOLVED

That the publication of the Authority’s Monitoring Report 2016-2017 on Chichester District Council’s website be approved.

RESOLVED

(1)              That the findings of the consultants’ reports be noted and the inclusion of the recommendations in the Marshall Regen socio-economic report and those in the Wolfstrome “Way-finding” report detailed in para 5.1 of the agenda report be supported and be subsumed into the Selsey Vision Action Plan.

(2)              That no further Chichester District Council resources be committed to progressing the Selsey Haven Project proposals outlined in the consultants’ reports due to the significant uncertainties around both economic viability and securing the necessary capital investment outlined in the Marshall Regen report.

(3)              That should the Selsey Haven Steering Group and Selsey Town Council wish to pursue an alternative project to assess options to support the fishing industry and related marine activity, then consideration be given by the Cabinet to committing resources to preliminary work, including investigating funding sources, subject to costs being matched by Selsey Town Council.

This report will recommend to Council that the definitive Bird Aware Mitigation Strategy is approved as a material consideration for planning applications.
The Council has already approved the Interim Mitigation Strategy, which deals with the impact of recreational disturbance from new housing on the Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation. The Bird Aware partnership has, following public consultation, replaced this with a definitive mitigation strategy which now requires approval for use by the individual planning authorities of the partnership.

(Recommendation from Development plan and Infrastructure Panel)

(Recommendation to Council)

RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL

That the definitive Solent Recreation Mitigation Strategy be approved for use in the determination of relevant planning applications with the amendment agreed by the Cabinet.

[Note The aforesaid amendment relates to para 4.2 in the agenda report (page 25) and substitutes the words ‘an initial three-year review’ in place of ‘a five year review’]

Following submission of an IPPD Cabinet approval was given for consultants to be appointed to produce draft proposals and costings for the refurbishment or redevelopment of the St James Industrial Estate. The options for the Industrial Estate have now been appraised and Cabinet authority is required for the preferred option to be progressed and budget approved for the associated consultants’ fees and the refurbishment/redevelopment works’ subject to further Cabinet consideration when detailed costings are available.

(Recommendation to Council)

[THIS ITEM WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE AGENDA AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED AT THE MEETING]