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Planning Committee - Portsmouth City

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Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Wednesday, 21st August 2024
10:30 AM
End:
Wednesday, 21st August 2024
3:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Date:
21 Aug 2024
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Councillor Matthew Cordy

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy & City Development
Councillor Hugh Mason

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Councillor Suzy Horton

Liberal Democrat

Not required

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Standing Deputy
Group Leader
Councillor George Madgwick

Portsmouth Independents Party

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Committee Member
Councillor Derek North

Present, as expected

Committee Member
Councillor Nicholas Dorrington

Present, as expected

Standing Deputy
Councillor Rajah Ghosh

Not required

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Committee Member
Councillor Mary Vallely

Labour

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Councillor Mark Jeffery

Liberal Democrat

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Standing Deputy
Leader of the Council (with portfolio responsibility for Culture, Regeneration & Economic Development)
Councillor Steve Pitt

Liberal Democrat

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Standing Deputy
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Councillor Dave Ashmore

Liberal Democrat

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Chair
Lord Mayor
Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Councillor Raymond Dent

Portsmouth Independents Party

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Vice-Chair
Councillor Judith Smyth

Labour

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Councillor George Fielding

Labour

Not required

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Central Services
Councillor Chris Attwell

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Deputy Group Leader
Councillor Russell Simpson

Portsmouth Independents Party

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Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Transport
Councillor Peter Candlish

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member
Councillor Asghar Shah

Labour

Present, as expected

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Standing Deputy
Councillor Ian Holder

Liberal Democrat

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Agenda
0 .1 Supplementary Matters Report
Attachments:
1 Apologies
2 Declaration of Members' Interests
3 Minutes of the meeting held 31 July 2024
Attachments:
4 23/01574/FUL Application 1 and 23/01575/FUL Application 2 - Somers Orchard Development
Two applications have been submitted for the Somers Orchard development as part of an overall masterplan:

23/01574/FUL - Application 1 - Site of the Former Horatia and Leamington Towers, on Land at and surrounded by St Paul's Road, Wiltshire Street, Waltham Street, Melbourne Place, Earlsdon Street, Sackville Street, Astley Way, Park Street and Meriden Road

Demolition of the existing Gibson Centre building and construction of three new buildings (A,C and D), ranging in height from 3 to 18 storeys (excluding roof plant & flues) to provide new affordable homes (Use Class C3), new and replacement community space (Use Class F2) and flexible ground floor commercial space (Use Class E), new communal and public open space, new and enhanced children's play space and other landscape, drainage and ecological enhancements, new and replacement car and cycle parking, lighting and all other associated infrastructure works, including closure to vehicular traffic to parts of Melbourne Place and Wiltshire Street, and conversion of two-way roads to one-way at Waltham Street, Meriden Road, Earlsdon Street, Sackville Street, and formation of parking access point off Earlsdon Street.

23/01575/FUL - Application 2 - site of the Former Melbourne Place Car Park and part of land associated with the Former Leamington Tower, land at Wiltshire Street, Waltham Street, and Melbourne Place

Redevelopment involving the construction of mixed-use buildings ranging in height from 10 to 32 storeys (excluding roof plant & flues) to provide commercial space (use Class E) at ground floor level and mixed tenure build to rent homes (use Class C3) above; landscape, drainage and ecological enhancements, car and cycle parking, lighting and all other associated infrastructure works.
5 24/00590/FUL - 43 Allaway Avenue Portsmouth PO6 3PR
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 8 bed/8 person House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis).
Attachments:
6 24/00696/FUL - 27 Balfour Road Portsmouth PO2 0DH
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4).
Attachments:
7 24/00257/FUL - 38 Collington Crescent Portsmouth PO6 4BH
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 10-bed/10-person House in Multiple Occupation; construction of single storey rear extension and part single/part 2 storey side extension; dormer window to rear elevation; changes to doors & fenestration.
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