Astra Hughes
Council: Fareham
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
67 meetings · Page 1 of 14
Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 6.00 pm
the Overview and Scrutiny Board of Fareham Council
Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.30 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 29th October, 2025 6.00 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Board - Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 6.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
12 decisions · Page 3 of 3
Voluntary Sector Funding Application - Titchfield Community Association
From: Executive Portfolio for Leisure and Community - Monday, 30th September, 2024 11.00 am - September 30, 2024
This report presents an application for funding under the Council’s Voluntary Sector Support Fund Programme. An application for Voluntary Sector Support Funding has been received from Titchfield Community Association for £150 to pay for one year’s membership to Action Hampshire. The Association was previously a member but had allowed this to lapse several years ago when finances became more challenging. They would now like to benefit from this support once more. The Association’s aim is ‘To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Titchfield and district and that part of the Borough of Fareham, West of A32 and Newgate Lane, together with the Electoral District of Curbridge without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the objects of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants. To establish or secure the establishment of a Community Centre and to maintain and manage the same, or to co-operate with any local statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a Centre, for activities promoted by the Company in furtherance of the above objects’ and ‘to promote such other charitable purposes as may from time to time be determined and that in the attainment of the said objects the Company shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.’ In 1964 when the Constitution was first written, in keeping with the history of the village, its outreach extended to the boundary of the ancient parish of Titchfield, which included Curbridge and the outreach was maintained when the Constitution was renewed in 2012. The Community Centre regularly has between 1,500 and 2,000 visitors per week and raised income of £195,006 for the year 23/24. Ward Councillor, Councillor Harper and Executive Leader Councillor Martin are both supportive of the application.
Recommendations Approved
Consultation response on proposed change to the National Planning Policy Framework
From: Executive Portfolio for Planning and Development - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 5.00 pm - September 19, 2024
To provide the Executive Member with an overview of the proposals contained with the Government’s proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other proposed changes to the planning system. The Government is clear in its consultation on the proposed changes, that building substantially more homes is a national priority to meet housing need and to help tackle housing affordability. The proposed reforms seek to substantially increase the number of houses built across the country. One of the most substantial changes proposed within the NPPF is how housing need is calculated. The calculation of housing need is proposed to change from the current position of addressing demographic and societal trends, to one which primarily apportions a nationally derived housing target between local authorities. The proposed approach has very limited regard to local factors, nor allows for much flexibility in the minimum number of houses which must be planned for. The Government is also proposing that a five-year housing land supply must be demonstrated on an annual basis, even where local authorities have an up-to-date adopted local plan. Where authorities are unable to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, they will be subject to the presumption in favour of sustainable development. This will increase the likelihood of planning permission being granted for new houses outside settlement boundaries. The proposed changes to the NPPF, also relate to the delivery of affordable housing, brownfield development, building infrastructure to grow the economy and supporting green energy and the environment. Many of the proposed changes relating to these areas appear acceptable in principle. The Government is also inviting views on increasing the application fees for householder planning applications, increasing other planning application fees, introducing fees for applications where there are currently no charges and asking whether local authorities should be allowed to set some, or all, planning application fees locally. These proposals are supported. The accompanying briefing paper considers the impact of the changes from the perspective of Fareham in its South Hampshire context. This report was considered by the Planning and Development Scrutiny Panel on the 18 September and any matters raised by the Panel have been provided to the Executive Member to consider as part of their decision making. The consultation on the proposed changes to the NPPF closes on 24 September.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 67
Average per Month: 3.0
Decisions Recorded: 12