A) Councillor Turner to move:-
Council is concerned at commercial companies mounting promotions giving out free alcohol samples to young people in the City Centre which is part of the designated alcohol fee zone and asks the Licensing Committee to investigate and if necessary bring forward proposals for regulating such promotions.
B) Councillor Vinson to move:-
Full Council calls upon the Executive to reconsider and reverse their decision to dispose by way of a 1000 year lease of Westridge Road Car Park in Portswood District Centre to facilitate a further supermarket as this will have an adverse effect on the diversity and vitality of Portswood District Centre and on the surrounding neighbourhoods
Minutes:
(a) Promotions by commercial companies of free alcohol samples
Councillor Turner moved and Councillor Drake seconded:
“Council is concerned at commercial companies mounting promotions giving out free alcohol samples to young people in the City Centre which is part of the designated alcohol free zone and asks the Licensing Committee to investigate and if necessary bring forward proposals for regulating such promotions”.
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION WAS DECLARED LOST.
RESOLVED that the motion be not approved.
(b) Disposal of Westridge Road Car Park
Councillor Vinson presented a petition and then moved and Councillor Turner seconded:
“Full Council calls upon the Executive to reconsider and reverse their decision to dispose by way of a 1000 year lease of Westridge Road Car Park in Portswood District Centre to facilitate a further supermarket as this will have an adverse effect on the diversity and vitality of Portswood District Centre and on the surrounding neighbourhoods”
Amendment moved by Councillor Moulton and seconded by Councillor Smith:
AMENDMENT
In the 1st line, after the words “Full Council”, delete the words:
“calls upon the Executive to reconsider and reverse their”
and replace with:
“notes the Executive’s”
In the 3rd line, after the words “District Centre”, delete the words:
“to facilitate a further supermarket as this will”
and replace with:
“and also notes that the decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a new supermarket next to the Westridge Road Car Park in Portswood District Centre rests with Planning and Rights of Way Panel.
Full Council calls on Planning and Rights of Way Panel to determine the planning application in accordance with the policies of the development plan and to give proper consideration to the policies of the development plan and any other material planning considerations including possible concerns of residents about parking and traffic and in making its decision, to consider whether the development would…”
In the 4th line, delete the word “diversity” and replace with “viability”.
Amended Motion to read:
Full Council notes the Executive’s decision to dispose by way of a 1000 year lease of Westridge Road Car Park in Portswood District Centre, and also notes that the decision on whether or not to grant planning permission for a new supermarket next to the Westridge Road Car Park in Portswood District Centre rests with Planning and Rights of Way Panel.
Full Council calls on Planning and Rights of Way Panel to determine the planning application in accordance with the policies of the development plan and to give proper consideration to the policies of the development plan and any other material planning considerations including possible concerns of residents about parking and traffic and in making its decision, to consider whether the development would have an adverse effect on the viability and vitality of Portswood District Centre and on the surrounding neighbourhoods.
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE AMENDMENT WAS DECLARED CARRIED
UPON BEING PUT TO THE VOTE THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS DECLARED CARRIED
RESOLVED that the motion as amended be approved.
N.B. Councillors Drake, Turner and Vinson voted against the amendment and the substantive motion.