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Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound Local Area Committee - Eastleigh

Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Thursday, 1st December 2022
6:00 PM
End:
Thursday, 1st December 2022
10:00 PM
Actual Time
Started:
Thursday, 1st December 2022
6:02 PM
Finished:
Thursday, 1st December 2022
11:34 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
01 Dec 2022
Location:
Pilands Wood Centre, Chamberlayne Rd, Southampton SO31 8DT
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Tonia Craig photo
Chair
Cabinet Member for Health and Social Policy
Councillor Tonia Craig

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Steve Holes photo
Vice-Chair
Councillor Steve Holes

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Malcolm Cross photo
Member
Councillor Malcolm Cross

Liberal Democrat

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Member
Councillor Jane Rich

Present, as expected

Officer
Local Area Manager
Ross McClean

Expected

Officer
Jo Rennison

Expected

Officer
Senior Solicitor
Julia Davies

Eastleigh Borough Council

Expected

Officer
Legal Specialist
Abida Choudhury

Eastleigh Borough Council

Expected

Officer
Assistant Local Area Manager
Becky Wiseman

Expected

Member
Mayor of Eastleigh
Councillor Adam Manning

Present, as expected

Agenda
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
To consider the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2022.
Attachments:
Minutes RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2022 be approved as correct.
3 Declarations of Interest
Members are invited to declare interests in relation to items of business on the agenda.  Any interests declared will be recorded in the Minutes.
Minutes Councillor Jarvis declared a personal interest in Item 8 of the Agenda as she owns a property neighbouring the application.
4 Public Participation
You can submit questions in advance of the meeting to the following email address: democratic.services@eastleigh.gov.uk. The deadline for submissions is 12pm on 30 November 2022.

Please let us know if you wish to attend the meeting in person so that we can manage numbers.  We are still encouraging all those in attendance to take a lateral flow test before attending the meeting.  PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND IF YOU HAVE ANY COVID-19 SYMPTOMS.
Minutes There was no public participation on this occasion.
5 Chair's Announcements
Minutes There was no Chair’s announcements on this occasion.
6 Report of the Local Area Manager
Attachments:
Minutes Consideration was given to the report of the Local Area Manager (Agenda item 6) that contained recommendations for expenditure from the Committee’s developer contributions.

The Local Area Manager informed the Committee that they had received 47 written representations in objection to Item 6, proposed fees and charges.

The Chair explained that the proposed fees and charges to car parking had come about from an email conversation with Hamble Parish Council, and that fees in all other council owned car parks in the Eastleigh Borough had been frozen due to the Cost of Living crisis.

The Committee debated Item 6 (fees and charges) of the Local Area Manager’s report.

RESOLVED –

That the Committee:

(1) Approved the allocation of £4,868 from reserves to fund the Walk and Talk project, delivered by the Country Parks team for a further 12 months;

(2) Approved the allocation of £865 to install two standard floor mounted Broxap Derby 120L dual waste bins on Lionheart Way and the footpath on Winchester Close;

(3) Approved the allocation of £1,432 from reserves to deliver the Window Gallery project in February 2023;

(4) Noted the spend of £68 to fund the replacement of a dragon’s tooth at in Cunningham Gardens;

(5) Issued a grant payment of £2,000 from reserves to Hamble Parish Council to fund new litter bins on Hamble Foreshore;

(6) REJECTED the proposed fees and charges for 2023 set out in Appendix A.

(7) Noted the achievements in the local area supported by the LAC, highlighted in appendix B.

(NOTE: Councillor Trevor Dann, on behalf of Hamble Parish Council, spoke in objection to Item 6 of the report.)
7 Presentation on Planning Guidelines
Minutes The Senior Planning Officer gave a short presentation on guidelines that had to be taken into account when determining planning applications; in particular the issues that could, and could not, be taken into account.  This was set against the broader policy framework.
8 Planning Application - Barncroft, Farm Close, Hamble-Le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4RZ - F/22/93701
Conversion of boat storage building to form 1no. one bedroom dwelling with car parking, amenity space, cycle and bin storage, landscaping and boundary treatment (F/22/93701 (revision of refused planning application (F/22/92654)).
Attachments:
Minutes Information came to light following the publication of the agenda for the Bursledon, Hamble and Hound Local Area Committee meeting on 1 December 2022, that the planning application for Barncroft Farm Close, Hamble-Le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4RZ (F/22/93701), would now require a bat survey.

Therefore, this item was deferred until this has been done and will be discussed at a future meeting.
9 Planning Application - 1 Rope Walk, Hamble-Le-Rice, Southampton, SO31 4HB - F/21/91037
Conversion from restaurant to 2no. residential dwellings (1no. two-bedroom and 1no. four-bedroom) with two-storey rear extension, addition of pitched roof to existing single storey rear projection, elevational alterations and internal changes to facilitate conversion. (F/21/91037)
Attachments:
Minutes The Committee considered the report of the Executive Head of Planning and Economy (Agenda Item 9) concerning a proposal for conversion from restaurant to 2no. residential dwellings (1no. two-bedroom and 1no. four-bedroom) with two-storey rear extension, addition of pitched roof to existing single storey rear projection, elevational alterations and internal changes to facilitate conversion. (F/21/91037).

The Committee was updated that Paragraph 74 should read two units and not six units.

There was some debate around concerns about insufficient parking, amenity space and trees, loss of commercial use in Hamble, and failure to secure mitigation for Solent and New Forest SPAs.

RESOLVED -

That the Bursledon, Hamble-Le-Rice and Hound Local Area Committee delegate to Head of Planning & Economy in consultation with the Chair and Vice-chair to REFUSE on the following grounds (final wording to be agreed):

·  Insufficient parking to serve the development;

·  Insufficient private external amenity space to serve the development;

·  Impact of loss of commercial use upon the Hamble Local Centre; and

·  Failure to secure mitigation towards Solent and New Forest SPAs.

(NOTE: Councillor Trevor Dann spoke, on behalf of Hamble Parish Council, in objection to the application citing concerns regarding parking and road access, and safety for pedestrians.)
10 Planning Application - 1 Rope Walk, Hamble-Le_Rice, Southampton, SO31 4HB - L/21/91048
Listed Building Consent: Conversion from restaurant to 2no. residential dwellings (1no. 4-bedroom and 1no. 2-bedroom) with two-storey rear extension, addition of pitched roof to existing single storey rear projection, elevational alterations and internal changes to facilitate conversion. (L/21/91048)
Attachments:
Minutes The Committee considered the report of the Executive Head of Planning and Economy (Agenda Item 9) concerning a proposal for Listed Building Consent: Conversion from restaurant to 2no. residential dwellings (1no. 4-bedroom and 1no. 2-bedroom) with two-storey rear extension, addition of pitched roof to existing single storey rear projection, elevational alterations and internal changes to facilitate conversion. (L/21/91048).

RESOLVED -

That permission be granted.

(NOTE: Councillor Trevor Dann spoke, on behalf of Hamble Parish Council, to support the application.)
11 TROs Various Roads Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice and Hound
Minutes The Committee considered a report by the Senior Engineering Specialist (Agenda Item 11) which detailed representations received in response to proposed waiting restrictions on various roads.

Two people spoke to raise concerns about the restrictions proposed for Station Road, and one person proposed amendments to the restrictions proposed for Flowers Close, Sydney Avenue and Beaulieu Road.

RESOLVED –

That Bursledon, Hamble and Hound Local Area Committee:

(1)  Approved the making of a Traffic Regulation Order, the effects of which are to introduce waiting restrictions in:

a) Beaulieu Road,

b) Coach Road and Coach Road (Crescent shaped spur),

c) Deanfield Close,

d) Flowers Close (as amended such that the proposed restrictions on the Eastern side of Flowers Close are reduced in length to end at the northernmost boundary of No. 1 Flowers Close, as shown on attached plan),

e) Friarscroft,

f) Lowford Hill,

g) Norbury Gardens,

h) Oakwood Way,

i) Satchell Lane,

j) Sedgemead,

k) Sydney Avenue and Sydney Avenue (Crescent shaped spur) and

l) Westwood Road.

(2)  Approved the introduction of waiting and parking restrictions in:

a) Coach Road

b) Grantham Avenue

(3)  Rejected the proposal to introduce waiting restrictions in Station Road.
12 Planning Appeals
The Legal Services Manager to report:-

(a)  that the following appeals have been lodged:-

Advertisement hoardings north of the Plough Inn, Bursledon, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SO31 8BT

Display of 1no. internally illuminated digital LED screen (A/22/92983)

This was a delegated decision.

Fairport House, Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton. SO31 8DN

Proposed use of existing home office building by non-resident of the property (F/22/92564)

This was a delegated decision.
Minutes The Legal Services Manager reported:-

(a)  that the following appeals had been lodged:

Advertisement hoardings north of the Plough Inn, Bursledon, Portsmouth Road, Bursledon, SO31 8BT

Display of 1no. internally illuminated digital LED screen (A/22/92983)

This was a delegated decision.

Fairport House, Lands End Road, Bursledon, Southampton. SO31 8DN

Proposed use of existing home office building by non-resident of the property (F/22/92564)

This was a delegated decision.

RESOLVED -

That the report be noted.
Previous Meetings
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27th Mar 2025

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21st Nov 2024

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5th Sep 2024

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18th Jul 2024

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14th Mar 2024

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25th Jan 2024

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30th Nov 2023

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28th Sep 2023

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Future Meetings
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11th Sep 2025

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13th Nov 2025

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29th Jan 2026

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5th Mar 2026

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