Planning and Development

Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton Minerals and Waste Local Plan Annual Report 2003/04

This is the seventh and final Annual Report in the series which meets a commitment in the Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton Minerals and Waste Local Plan to prepare regular monitoring reports on minerals and waste. The new Planning Act requires planning authorities to submit Annual Monitoring Reports to the Secretary of State. The first of these will be completed at the end of 2005 for the year 2004/05.

The format of this report is similar to the sixth Annual Report with emphasis placed on performance targets and actions. It is primarily for the financial year 2003/04 but includes information on minerals and waste development in Hampshire up to the end of January 2005.

The Annual Report concludes that national and local performance targets are being met only partially, but actions are continuing to be taken to improve the service to applicants and residents, in spite of the increased demands on it.