Issue - meetings

Planning
To consider the release of S106 contribution from the development at Park Farm, Stoneham to secure public access to Home Wood and Kennels Copse.

Resolved:

1.  That any future developer contribution related to New Forest mitigation arising from planning permission granted for residential development at Park Farm, Stoneham (Policy COM5) be used to deliver and manage public access of the area identified as Home Wood and Kennels Copse in Annex B to the report.

2.  That the developer contributions outlined in Recommendation 1 be transferred to Eastleigh Borough Council as lead authority for the future management.

In June 2020 the Council agreed to provide financial support, through the use of developer contributions, to Eastleigh Borough Council (EBC) to contribute to the delivery of Home Wood, an area of the Forest Park allocation.

Since that time further discussions between the Council, EBC and the developer had identified an opportunity to bring forward further woodland at Kennels Copse, adjoining Home Wood.  However this woodland is outside the Forest Park allocation and differs from that previously presented and agreed at Cabinet.

The report of the Planning Portfolio Holder sought approval to allow for the S106 contribution from Park Farm, Stoneham to be used to deliver and manage both Home Wood and Kennels Copse.

Having considered the options and for the reasons set out in the report, Cabinet agreed to the following:

Resolved:

1.  That any future developer contribution related to New Forest mitigation arising from planning permission granted for residential development at Park Farm, Stoneham (Policy COM5) be used to deliver and manage public access of the area identified as Home Wood and Kennels Copse in Annex B to the report.

2.  That the developer contributions outlined in Recommendation 1 be transferred to Eastleigh Borough Council as lead authority for the future management.