Core Strategy Issues and Options

An Issues and Options paper  (1.24 Mb)  and Key Diagram for the Issues and Options Paper (636 Kb) was available for public consultation from the 28th January - 7th March 2008.

Issues and Options Consultation Report

The overall direction as set out in the Core Strategy’s vision and objectives is largely supported, as is the option of focussing development on previously developed land in the existing urban areas. Overall the main conclusions drawn from the responses received are:-

i. The vision and objectives are largely supported, subject to minor wording changes.

ii. Outside the SDA the option seeking to focus development on previously developed land (pdl) in the urban areas, particularly in the town and local centres was most supported. This included identifying settlements and the scale of development in them. There was also some support for using previously developed land at Daedalus and Coldeast.

iii. There is strong support for maintaining the strategic gaps.

iv. The majority of responses did not favour significant releases of land to the east of the A32 for the SDA.

v. Junction 10 was favoured as the access route for the SDA.

vi. There was support for start-up and move on accommodation, ancillary development in employment areas, countryside employment areas and development to modernise boatyards.

vii. There was support for the levels of floorspace shown in the retail study, with Fareham being seen as the natural focus, though Locks Heath and Portchester were seen as other centres that could take more limited development.

viii. there was little agreement over the appropriate levels of windfall to include.

ix. There was strong support for transport improvements between Gosport and Fareham, for the protection of open space, for the dual use of school facilities and the development of design principles and for BREEAM standards.

x. Higher densities, where there is good public access, were supported, as were targets for the proportion of recycled and secondary materials.

Issues and Options Consultation Report (63 Kb)

For further information please contact Strategic Planning and Design

Tel: 01329 236100 - Email: planningpolicy@fareham.gov.uk