Pal Hayre - Councillor for Fareham (Stubbington)

Councillor Pal Hayre

Conservative Stubbington

Email: phayre@fareham.gov.uk

Council: Fareham

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Committees: Streetscene Scrutiny Panel Council (Committee Member) Daedalus Scrutiny Panel Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee (Committee Member) Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel Planning Strategy Advisory Panel (Vice-Chairman) Executive (Guest) Planning Committee (Guest) Licensing Panel (Committee Member) Housing Scrutiny Panel Environment Advisory Panel (Chairman)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 18th December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 18, 2025
Executive Guest

Executive - Monday, 1st December, 2025 6.00 pm

December 01, 2025
Planning Strategy Advisory Panel Vice-Chairman

Planning Strategy Advisory Panel - Tuesday, 25th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 25, 2025
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee Committee Member

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Committee - Tuesday, 18th November, 2025 6.00 pm

November 18, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Thursday, 9th October, 2025 6.00 pm

38 attendees, 13 documents, 0 media files

October 09, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

16 decisions · Page 3 of 4

Vehicle Replacement Programme Annual Review 2024

From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024

To review the Council’s five -year rolling Vehicle Replacement Programme (VRP) and make recommendations for capital expenditure to continue to move to a modern fleet of commercial vehicles and ensure that the Council has a resilient and cost-effective fleet, as well as reducing its carbon emissions.   In May 2023, the Executive approved a £3.8M rolling five-year Vehicle Replacement Programme for the Council’s vehicle fleet, to be updated each Autumn to inform budget setting for the following year and the Medium-Term Financial Strategy.   The 2023 Programme proposed the replacement of 57 vehicles over the five years to 2028.  To date, 19 vehicles have been replaced at a cost of £845,000.  Eight were new vehicles, with the remainder used.  As at the end of September 2024, two of the replacement vehicles were electric and HVO is used in around one third of the vehicle fleet.   The 2024 Annual Review proposes a new rolling five-year Vehicle Replacement Programme to 2029/30, estimating that 50 vehicles will need to be replaced at an estimated maximum cost of £4.68M.  All available replacement vehicle options will be considered and assessed against estimated whole life costs, impact on fleet carbon emissions and availability of capital budget.  The lifetime cost analysis, which takes account of capital purchase and running costs over a 10-year period, highlights that diesel vehicles remain the cheapest vehicle type at present for most of our fleet.   The recommended Vehicle Replacement Programme will reduce the carbon emissions of the Council’s fleet in line with the Council’s aspiration to become net zero by 2030.  Subject to other decisions, the five new food waste vehicles will be duelled with HVO when the service commences in March 2026, which will effectively negate the carbon impact of these additional fleet vehicles.  The use of HVO in the whole diesel fleet to reduce carbon emissions needs to be balanced against the additional cost.

Recommendations Approved

Hill Head to Portsmouth Harbour Beach Management Plan

From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024

The report seeks approval for project delivery of the Hill Head to Portsmouth Harbour Beach Management Plan.  The proposed works involve beach renourishment along the coastal frontage between Hill Head and Portsmouth Harbour Entrance.  The approval for project delivery includes draw down of project funding, licensing and consents, procurement, and construction under the beach management plan.   The report seeks approval to implement the Hill Head to Portsmouth Harbour Beach Management Plan (BMP) 2024-2034, with construction works identified for financial year 2025/26 and 2026/27.   The BMP is derived from the adopted River Hamble to Portchester Strategy (2015) which recommended Beach Management as the preferred option to reduce coastal flooding and erosion risk to the communities between Hill Head and Portsmouth Harbour Entrance, whilst enhancing the environment and amenity value of the coastline over the next 10 years. The BMP also aligns with the adopted North Solent Shoreline Management Plan (2010) which recommends a policy of ‘Hold the Line’ for the entire frontage.   The BMP works will provide up to 10 years’ worth of benefits.  These will be undertaken at different locations in priority order, up to the project funding available, depending on the assets at risk behind the beach.   These will be categorised by considering the risk to property, key infrastructure, existing ‘hard’ defences (e.g seawalls), and the amenity value.   The BMP has been developed from extensive coastal modelling and technical analysis to develop the beach recycling parameters.  This will continue post works, to monitor performance and plan any further works.   While the geographical extent of the NMP crosses the local authority boundaries of both Gosport Borough Council (GBC) and Fareham Borough Council (FBC), each authority will take responsibility for its own works delivery and consenting.  These projects will be managed by Coastal Partners via an existing shared service agreement to ensure the overall BMP objectives are met.   Funding for the project has been allocated through the Environment Agency’s Flood Defence Grant in Aid and Other Government Department funding and will be approved should the Outline Business case be successful.  The project will seek additional funding where this can increase the outputs delivered under the project.

Recommendations Approved

Melvin Jones House

From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024

To obtain approval to include Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats as a new and additional appendix (Appendix A to the report) to the Fareham Housing Regeneration Strategy.   To approve in principle the redevelopment of the Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats site, having regard to the options and estimated costs cited in Appendix B to the report.     The Regeneration Strategy was adopted at the March 2021 Executive meeting and details the factors that will be considered when identifying and progressing housing regeneration opportunities.  Appendix C (Appendix A to the report) is the third of the individual site-specific appendices produced for Executive approval.   Melvin Jones House and St Marys Road Flats is a Fareham Borough Council owned sheltered housing scheme constructed in 1972.  Due to its age, many of the major structural elements of the building are nearing the end of their life, resulting in increased and more lengthily maintenance. Internally, the accommodation consists of small, poorly designed units which fall short of modern standards of living.   Regeneration options have been explored, and the recommendation is to replace the existing buildings and garages with new, energy efficient, affordable homes.

Recommendations Approved

Food Safety Service Plan 2024-2026

From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024

To approve the revised Food Safety Service Plan 2024-2026 as required by the Food Standards Agency.   The Food Standards Agency requires a detailed Food Safety Service Plan to demonstrate that the Council has adequate arrangements in place to meet its statutory responsibilities as a Food Authority.  This should be updated regularly.  The Agency has provided detailed guidance as to how the Plans should be set out and the information they should contain; the revised Plan meets these requirements.

Recommendations Approved

General Fund Revenue Monitoring 2024/25

From: Executive - Monday, 4th November, 2024 6.00 pm - November 04, 2024

The report provides comparative information on the Council’s revenue expenditure for the period for the first half of the financial year.  Members are invited to consider the financial performance and any corrective action that may be deemed appropriate.   The report provides summary information on the overall spending position against the revenue budgets in the current year, as set out in the following tables:-   General Fund Budget 2024/25 Budget to 30 Sept 24 Actual to 30 Sept 24 Variation   £000s £000s £000s £000s Service Budgets 16,096 1,532 904 -628 Non-Service Budgets -2,803 -33 -33 0 Net Budgets 13,293 1,499 871 -628   Revenue spending plans are currently showing a net underspend for the first half of the financial year. Any underspending achieved by the end of the year will reduce the need to call on the Council’s reserves for 2024/25 which was originally expected to be in the region of £404,200 when the base budget was agreed.   There are a number of areas where spend is in excess of the budget and some areas are likely to continue to be overspent through to the end of the financial year.  However, current forecasts against the base budget are predicting that the half-way position overall will continue to the end of the year.   It therefore remains appropriate to continue to monitor financial performance closely over the remainder of the financial year to ensure that any slippage does not change this position or adversely affect the services provided to residents and customers.  Commentary on the most significant variations is set out in the briefing paper accompanying the report.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 16