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Community, Environment and Partnerships Committee - Basingstoke & Dean

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 19th July 2023
6:30 PM
End:
Wednesday, 19th July 2023
9:30 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Wednesday, 19th July 2023
6:30 PM
Finished:
Wednesday, 19th July 2023
11:35 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
19 Jul 2023
Location:
Committee Rooms 1 & 2 - Deanes
Webcast:
Available
Meeting Attendees
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Committee Member
Councillor Marc Connor

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

Present, as expected

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Councillor Hannah Golding photo
Committee Member
Councillor Hannah Golding

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Richard Court photo
Reserve
Councillor Richard Court

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Colin Phillimore photo
Committee Member
Mayor
Councillor Colin Phillimore

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

Present, as expected

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Councillor Andrea Bowes photo
Reserve
Chair of the Human Resources Committee
Councillor Andrea Bowes

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Councillor Tony Durrant photo
Reserve
Chair of Development Control Committee
Councillor Tony Durrant

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

Not required

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Councillor Simon Minas-Bound photo
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Leader of the Conservative Group
Councillor Simon Minas-Bound

Conservative

Not required

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Councillor Chris Tomblin photo
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Climate and Ecological Emergency
Councillor Chris Tomblin

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

In attendance

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Councillor Alex Lee photo
Vice-Chair
Councillor Alex Lee

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Andrew McCormick photo
Reserve
Councillor Andrew McCormick

Labour and Co-Operative Party

Not required

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Councillor Kate Tuck photo
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Councillor Kate Tuck

Independent Member

Not required

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Councillor Gary Watts photo
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Councillor Gary Watts

Labour

Not required

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Chair
Councillor Jo Slimin

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Michael Howard-Sorrell photo
Committee Member
Chair of the Investigating and Disciplinary and Standards Appeals Committee
Councillor Michael Howard-Sorrell

Green

Present, as expected

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Councillor Karen Watts photo
Committee Member
Councillor Karen Watts

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

Apologies

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Councillor Jenny Vaux photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jenny Vaux

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Reserve
Councillor Chloe Ashfield

Basingstoke & Deane Independent Group

Not required

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Councillor Paul Gaskell photo
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Councillor Paul Gaskell

Conservative

Not required

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Chair of the Resources Committee
Councillor John Izett

Conservative

Not required

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Committee Member
Councillor Samuel Carr

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member
Councillor Hayley Eachus

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Androulla Johnstone

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Agenda
1 Apologies for absence and substitutions
Minutes Apologies were received from Councillor Watts and Carr.
2 Declarations of interest
Minutes There were no declarations of interest.
3 Urgent matters
To consider any items of business, other than those shown on thisagenda and which, by reason of special circumstances to be stated atthe meeting, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered atthe meeting as a matter of urgency.
Minutes There were no urgent matters.
4 Minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2023
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record. The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
Minutes The minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2023 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.
5 Green Infrastructure Strategy - Progress Update
Contact Officer: Paul Johnston

This report and sets out the progress made since June 2021 against the action plan within the GI Strategy
Attachments:
Minutes The Cabinet Member for Climate and Ecological Emergency introduced the report which set out the progress made since June 2021 against the action plan within the Green Infrastructure Strategy.

The Committee discussed the report and made the following comments:

Reference was made to Carbon sequestration and clarification was sought on the timeline for progressing the work as it was stated that there were a number of small pieces of work that could be completed quickly which would have a number of positive benefits.

Specific mention was made to Saunders field and Portals paper mill as these were areas that would benefit from designation as a nature reserve due to their local environments and protected species.

Sought clarification on the next steps for the East of Basingstoke project and whether the council were considering funding opportunities. The Cabinet Member advised that they had applied for national lottery funding but that the starting point for the project would be Eastrop Park.

Reference was made to the Development Control Committee and the link to biodiversity priorities, The Cabinet Member advised that until there were changes to Planning policy it was a judgement call for councillors and advised that an all-member briefing on Biodiversity had been scheduled.

Requested that the designation of old down as a nature reserve be specifically named in the priorities for the year.

Would like to see wood burning removed from the strategy.

Stated that access to green spaces with people with mobility issues should be a priority and that consideration needed to be made when designing outdoor spaces. It was also requested that the Cabinet Member and Officers work with the charity SCOPE as part of their “let’s play fair” campaign.

Suggested that the council work with local town and parish councils, local landowners and farmers as part of implementing the strategy.

Requested that further detail be included in relation to Health improvement, toilets, future growth of trees and their impact, and QR codes to provide information to residents.

It was requested that in future reports the RAG status were updated to show the changes in progress since the last report.

Stated that there was a huge benefit to expanding biodiversity within the borough.

Resolved: The Committee notes the work undertaken during years 3 and 4 of the Green Infrastructure Strategy (2018).
6 Community Environment and Partnerships work programme
The Committee is asked to note and review its Work Programme and to receive updates from the Lead Members of Task and Finish Groups.
Attachments:
Minutes The Chair introduced the work programme and gave a brief overview of the items that would be included on the agenda for the upcoming meetings.

Councillor Lee advised the Committee that a work programme suggestion form had been submitted by Councillor Compton-Burnett in relation to the wellbeing strategy, the Committee agreed that the issue should be timetabled with Officers.

It was requested that the report on the Leisure Park and Ice Rink be brought forward from January if possible.

Requested that a presentation by the police and CSPOs on their priorities be scheduled on the work programme.

Reference was made to waste and recycling and questioned why it hadn’t been included on the work programme. The Democratic Services Officer advised that the issue would be dealt with by the Scrutiny Committee.

It was suggested that a full list of policies and strategies scheduled for review by the committee would be useful.
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