Purpose

This report seeks to approve a programme of projects and expenditure for 2024/25 which have been designed to help implement the Council’s adopted Local Plan policies, particularly its recreational mitigation strategy to address the impacts of new development on the New Forest European sites.

Decision

On 28 March 2024, Cllr Derek Tipp, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Economy made the following decision:

That It is recommended that the list of projects as shown as Appendix 1 are agreed to be progressed during the financial year 2024/25.

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 (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 8 April 2024.

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

Reasons for the decision

See Report

Alternative options considered

See Report