Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development on proposals for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) management in the Otley area.

The Director of City Development submitted a report on proposals for Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) management in the Otley Area.

The report examined options as follows:

a  No further action

b  Voluntary arrangements with local HGV operators

c  Freight Quality Partnership

d  Traffic management (signs, markings and engineering measures)

e  HGV traffic restrictions by Order – comprehensive measures on key routes in North Otley and on alternative  local routes in North Yorkshire

f  HGV traffic restrictions  by Order – comprehensive measures on key routes into Leeds District including North Otley and the A658 at Pool

g  HGV traffic restrictions by Order – limited measures to restrict traffic in North Otley to quieter times of the day outside peak time for travel to school etc

h  HGV traffic restrictions by Order – limited measures to restrict traffic in Otley to single direction (similar to the former voluntary arrangement) HGV traffic would travel southbound through Otley and return northbound by alternative routes

i  Weight restriction on Wharfe Bridge at Otley

In presenting the report the Executive Member (City Development) referred to a letter from North Yorkshire County Council requesting that consideration of this matter be deferred.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the content of the report be noted and that the Director of City Development and Assistant Chief Executive (Corporate Governance) be authorised to undertake further work in respect of option (h) with a view to assessing the effects and impact which adoption of that option would have on the area and that a further report in that respect be brought to this Board.

 (b)  That contacts between senior members be established and those between officers be maintained with the representatives of the adjacent local highway authorities, including North Yorkshire County Council, until the proposals or alternative arrangements have been implemented.

(Councillor Blake having declared a personal and prejudicial interest, left the meeting during consideration of this matter)