Issue - meetings

To consider a report of Cabinet recommending that the County Council resolves the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme, which sets out the timetable and programme for the partial update of the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan, comes into effect from March 2021 and authorises the work required to undertake this, subject to agreement by the plan-making partner Authorities.

Council considered the Cabinet report (Item 12 in the Minute Book) presented by the Leader recommending that the County Council resolves the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Development Scheme, which sets out the timetable and programme for the partial update of the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan, comes into effect from March 2021 and authorises the work required to undertake this, subject to agreement by the plan-making partner Authorities.

The importance of having an up-to-date Plan was emphasised by the Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment to guard against planning by appeal.  Focus on the ensuing debate centred on the importance of recycling and reducing waste going to landfill, the extraction of aggregates and environmental impacts.

RESOLVED:

a)   That County Council endorses the conclusions of the 2020 Review of the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Plan as set out in the report and approves its publication following agreement by the Plan-making Authorities.

b)  That County Council approves the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Development Scheme setting out the timetable and programme for the partial update of the Hampshire Minerals & Waste Plan to come into effect from March 2021, and authorises the work required to undertake this, subject to agreement by the Plan-making partner Authorities.