Decisions made

In 2018 Hampshire County Council, in its capacity as Commons Registration Authority for Hampshire, received an application under Section 15 of the Commons Act 2006, to register land at Orchard Close, New Alresford, as a town or village green (see Appendix 1 for a location map).

Due to a backlog of applications, this matter was not picked up for investigation until February 2024, at which point it was advertised in line with statutory requirements. During the consultation period the County Council received forty-eight expressions of support from local residents, and one representation from Winchester City Council (WCC), which has managed the application land as public open space since it was created in the late 1980s.

The framework for the decision is set out in the accompanying Decision Report, which analyses the evidence submitted in support of the application and considers relevant case law. Having taken all of this into account, it is recommended that the application is refused.

This is a proposal for the creation by order of public footpath rights in Micheldever, under Section 26 Highways Act 1980. The proposed footpath is 2 metres wide, running between a garden fence boundary to the west and post and rail fencing the railway line to the east, and will connect that part of the path from Point C to the corner of a field at Point D.
It is also proposed that the authority is given for an extinguishment order under Section 118 of the Highways Act 1980 for that part of Micheldever Footpath 23 running south-eastward through houses which is no longer be
needed for public use.

That the Countryside Strategic Manager gives the authority for an Order to be made under Section 119 Highways Act 1980, to divert part of Hedge End Bridleway 506.

That a traffic order be implemented under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (RTRA), the effects of which will be to impose a prohibition of waiting on Bach Close and Gershwin Road as follows:
please see Decision Record

Hampshire Pension Fund’s cash balances will be invested in accordance with the approved decision sheet for Hampshire Pension Fund – Cash Investments. This has been prepared with the advice of the County Council’s Treasury Management adviser, Arlingclose Ltd, and in accordance with the Annual Investment Strategy 2024/25.

Hampshire County Council’s cash balances will be invested in accordance with the approved decision sheet for Hampshire County Council – Cash Investments. This has been prepared with the advice of the County Council’s Treasury Management adviser, Arlingclose Ltd, and in accordance with the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2024/25.

That the Countryside Strategic Manager gives the authority for an Order to be made under Section 119 Highways Act 1980, to divert part of Sherborne St
John Footpath 502.

The proposed diversion route is a 2.5 metre wide grass path and is currently used on a permissive basis.

That the Countryside Strategic Manager gives the authority for an Order to be made under Section 119 Highways Act 1980, to divert part of Binsted Footpath 37.

The proposed diversion route is a 2.5 metre wide grass path.