Enabling infrastructure works at Welborne Land North Of Fareham

“RESERVED MATTERS PLANNING APPLICATION FOR SOIL MOVEMENT, GEO- INVESTIGATIONS AND REPROFILING, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF EXISTING VEGETATION, CREATION OF TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS AND ANY ASSOCIATED HARD AND SOFT LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE, ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND EARTHWORKS.”

“Site Description 2.1 The application site incorporates a number of irregular shaped parcels of land focused mostly on land to the south of Knowle Road with some mitigation planting areas elsewhere in the Welborne development site.”

“Land falls within the Knowle Village boundary • Contradictory to outline consent and local plan • Inadequate justification for tree loss • Failure to demonstrate BNG • Absence of Ecological Impact Assessment • Loss of visual amenity and impact on settlement character…”

“Inadequacy of mitigation planting • Loss of trees impacting air quality • Lack of notification • Impact on wildlife • Risk of soil erosion and flooding…”

“For the reasons above Officers are satisfied that all necessary information is before Members to determine this application. However, given that a request for deferral has been received Members will be invited to vote on this particular request at the Planning Committee meeting.”

“Officers verbally advised Members that if approval were granted an additional condition should be imposed which requires the replacement planting to be…”