Agenda item

DEVELOPMENT OF REGENERATION POLICY - ADVISORY BOARD ROLE

To consider the Executive Director’s and Head of Regeneration and Property’s Joint Report No ED1808 (copy attached), which sets out options and issues regarding the Advisory Board role in the development of the Council’s policy, in relation to regeneration.

Minutes:

The Advisory Board considered the Joint Report ED1809 from the Executive Director and Head of Regeneration and Property which set out options and issues regarding the Advisory Board role in the development of the Council’s regeneration policy.  The Advisory Board had previously agreed that regeneration related matters should be considered by the Progress Group and/or the Advisory Board and then passed on to the relevant Task and Finish Group for further consideration.   However, the Progress Group requested further information on the key regeneration work expected over the coming 12 months to agree which groups should be involved in each area.

 

The areas where key regeneration decisions would be required over the coming 12 months were set out as follows:

 

·         Aldershot Town Centre Strategy

·         Farnborough Civic Quarter and Masterplan engagement

·         The Galleries scheme and other major planning applications by third parties

·         Rushmoor Development Partnership (RDP) site proposals for the RDP Business Plan

·         Farnborough Growth Package

·         Strategies supporting or related to regeneration e.g. parking, housing, electric vehicles, open spaces

 

The Advisory Board discussed each of the areas of work and agreed that the Aldershot Town Centre Strategy should be reported to the full Advisory Board early in the New Year.  The Galleries scheme was discussed and Members were concerned at the length of time it was taking for decisions to be made.  The Advisory Board was advised that regular meetings were being held with the developer and, once an application was agreed, it was proposed that the Members of the Advisory Board should be engaged with any consultation activities.  The Progress Group could then consider if any further action was required.

 

It was proposed that the Advisory Board should be consulted on the RDP business plan for key sites and could make recommendations to Cabinet where required.  It was expected that the outline of the business plan would be finalised in Summer 2019.

 

A workshop was being held on 3rd January on the Farnborough Civic Quarter and all Members of the Advisory Board were encouraged to attend, if required an item could be included on a future agenda if Members wished to recommend any matters to the RDP or Cabinet.  It was agreed that the Farnborough Civic Quarter Masterplan should also be reported to the full Advisory Board.  The public engagement on the Farnborough Civic Quarter Masterplan was discussed and officers were encouraged to ensure that public engagement was interactive and well publicised.  It was agreed that any strategies supporting or related to regeneration be reported to the full Advisory Board.

 

The Advisory Board supported that all issues relating to regeneration policy and consultation should be reported to the Progress Group and/or the full Advisory Board.  It was agreed, as a consequence, that the Farnborough Regeneration Task and Finish Group and the Aldershot Regeneration Task and Finish Group should be dissolved as the issues were of significant importance and of interest to all Members of the Advisory Board.

 

Action to be taken

By whom

When

Work programme to be updated to include reports on the areas of regeneration activity discussed.

Justine Davie

December 2018

Members of the Advisory Board attend consultation workshops and events and bring issues forward to the Progress Group where required.

All Advisory Board Members

Ongoing

 

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