Purpose

Hampshire County Council has published its
final Local Nature Recovery Strategy and issued it to NFDC for
consultation as a supporting authority in accordance with the
Environment (Local Nature Recovery Strategies) (Procedure)
Regulations 2023 on 1st October 2025 starting a 28-day consultation
period.

Decision

On 10 October 2025, Cllr Derek Tipp, the
Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economy made the following
decision:

That approval be given to the final Local Nature Recovery Strategy
(provided as Appendix A) for publication.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who
considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice
using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the
Council’s intranet / extranet site. Alternatively, notice can
be given to the Monitoring Officer (Matt Wisdom) (in writing or by
e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 17 October 2025.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are
attached below.

Reasons for the decision

To enable Hampshire County Council to move
forward with the publication of the new strategy.

Alternative options considered

See report.