Decision details

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval of the Mineral and Waste Plan for formal consultation and submission to the Secretary of State. 

The plan will set out policies for determining planning applications.  In Southampton, it will set out the approach for protecting mineral and waste wharves along the River Itchen and for considering waste management proposals on suitable sites (for example industrial areas).  Background documents will indicate possible sites. 

The plan is being prepared jointly with other Hampshire authorities.  In this wider area it sets out a similar approach and identified sites for mineral extraction and landfill.

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Cabinet amended the background study ‘Assessment of Sites and Areas for Waste Management Facilities’ regarding site SCC018 (Port of Southampton site near Millbrook) as follows:

a)  To exclude development categories 4 and 6; and

b)  To require any proposals to be fully justified and appropriate.

With this amendment Cabinet agreed:

(i)  To approve the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan, as Appendix 1, for public consultation and submission to the Secretary of State.

(ii)  To delegate to the Head of Planning and Sustainability, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, to make changes to the Plan prior to its submission; or to recommend changes to the examination inspector; provided these are minor changes or changes which do not affect Southampton.

1. To enable formal consultation on the Plan and for its submission to the Secretary of State.
2. To enable minor changes to be made either prior to consultation on the Plan;  in response to comments made during the consultation period; or in response to issues that arise during the examination.  The Council will help prepare evidence statements for the examination.

It is a statutory requirement to produce the Plan.