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Policy and Organisation Board - Gosport

Minutes
Pending
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 12th March 2025
6:00 PM
End:
Wednesday, 12th March 2025
10:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
12 Mar 2025
Location:
Council Chamber
Meeting Attendees
Councillor Philip Raffaelli CB FRCP photo
Committee Member
Councillor Philip Raffaelli CB FRCP

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Mrs June Cully photo
Committee Member
Councillor Mrs June Cully

Labour

Present, as expected

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Councillor Jamie Hutchison photo
Committee Member
Councillor Jamie Hutchison

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Robert Hylands photo
Vice-Chair
Councillor Robert Hylands

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Councillor Stephen Philpott photo
Committee Member
Councillor Stephen Philpott

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Councillor Peter Chegwyn photo
Chairman
Councillor Peter Chegwyn

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Council Staff
Head of Planning and Regeneration and Assistant to the Chief Executive
Debbie Gore

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Councillor Kirsty Cox photo
Committee Member
Councillor Kirsty Cox

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Agenda
1 Apologies for non-attendance
To receive apologies for Members inability to attend the meeting.
2 Declarations of interest
All Members are required to disclose at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter, any disclosable pecuniary interest or personal interest in any item(s) being considered at this meeting.
3 Minutes of the meeting of the board held on 21 January 2025 and 5 February 2025
· To sign as a true and correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 21 January 2025 and 5 February 2025.
4 Deputations - Standing Order 3.4
(NOTE: The Board is required to receive a deputation(s) on a matter which is before the meeting of the Board provided that notice of the intended deputation and its object shall have been received by the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on 10 March 2025. The total time for deputations in favour and against a proposal shall not exceed 10 minutes).
5 Public Questions - Standing order 3.5
(NOTE: The Board is required to allow a total of 15 minutes for questions from Members of the public on matters within the terms of reference of the Board provided that notice of such Question(s) shall have been submitted to the Borough Solicitor by 12 noon on 10 March 2025).
7 Treasury Management Stratgey and MRP Policy 2025/26
This report outlines the Council’s policy for charging unfinanced capital expenditure to revenue (MRP) together with the expected treasury operations for this period. It fulfils a key legislative requirement.
8 Final Accounts 2023/24
The purpose of this report is to update the members of the P&O Board on the status of the 2023/24 Financial Statements.
9 Local Development Scheme for the emerging Gosport Borough Local Plan 2040
The Council is required by legislation to prepare a Local Plan for its area. The timetable for the preparation of a Local Plan must be published in a Local Development Scheme (LDS). This report seeks approval to publish the latest version of the LDS.
10 Housing Delivery Test Action Plan (March 2025)
In 2018 the Housing Delivery Test (HDT) was introduced into the planning system as part of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). This report sets out and seeks approval for Gosport’s third HDT Action Plan (March 2025) (Appendix A), which considers housing delivery in the Borough and identifies measures to address the shortfall in delivery over the last three years. This HDT Action Plan is in response to the Government’s publication of the HDT measurement 2022 (published December 2023) and HDT measurement 2023 (published December 2024).
Attachments:
11 Any other items
12 URGENT ITEM - ACQUISITION OF LAND AT SEALARK ROAD - PRIDDY'S HARD
This report sets out the background of and rationale for proceeding with the acquisition of a small parcel of land comprising 1.4 acres and adjoining Grove Road Recreation Ground in Priddy’s Hard.
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21st Jan 2026

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