Issue - meetings

To consider Report No. PG2324 (copy attached), which seeks approval to consult upon and, if there are no substantive changes, adopt the Character Appraisal and Management Plan in respect of the South Farnborough Conservation Area.

The Cabinet considered Report No. PG2324, which set out a proposed Conservation Area appraisal and management plan, following a review of the South Farnborough Conservation Area.

Members were informed that it was proposed to remove from the Conservation Area several properties that had been identified in the appraisal as having little or no intrinsic architectural or historic interest or making little or no positive contribution to local character and appearance. It was explained that the proposed changes would help to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the South Farnborough Conservation Area going forward. It was confirmed that the proposals would be subject to a public consultation exercise around early Autumn.

Members felt that, when considering all of the available information, it was right to make the changes proposed in the Report to demonstrate a consistent approach to Conservation Areas across the Borough.

The Cabinet RESOLVED that

(i)           the publication for public consultation of the draft South Farnborough Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, as set out in Appendix 1 of Report No. PG2324, be approved; and

(ii)          the Executive Head of Property and Growth, in consultation with the Planning and Economy Portfolio Holder, be authorised to make any necessary minor revisions to the document before being finally adopted, subject to no substantive objections having been received.