Decision details

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation):

i) noted the principles of the highway works for a new vehicle access from Skinner Lane, including carriageway widening for a right turn lane, central refuge and footway widening as shown on drawing 10901-150 Revision C site layout GA;
ii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £140,000 works costs, £6,000 TRO costs and £28,000 fees, to be fully funded by the developer through the Section 278 agreement;
iii) approved the adoption of new highway construction on land shaded yellow on drawing 14-350-DED-001 Rev A so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime;
iv) requested the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to alter the existing no waiting at any time regulation to cover the radii of the new vehicle access on Skinner Lane, shown on drawing 10901-150 Revision C site layout GA, and, if no valid objections are received to make, seal and implement the order as advertised;
v) gave authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into an agreement with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 whereby the works associated with the development are carried out by this Council at the cost of the developer, and
vi) gave authority to complete the detailed design, tender and implement the works as set out in Section 3.1.