Decision details

The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation);

i) noted the principles of the highway works to provide safe pedestrian and vehicular access to the development site;

ii) 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 the developer and overseen by the Council;

iii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £7,500 TRO costs and £5,000 staff checking and inspection costs, all to be fully rechargeable to the developer through the Section 278 agreement;

iv) approved the adoption of new highway construction on land shaded yellow on drawing number P-18-00247-Met-M2-C-006 Rev 6 shown at Appendix 4 of this report so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime; and

v) requested the City Solicitor to advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to introduce Time Limited Waiting and Loading restrictions in the new lay-bys along the Burley Street and Park Lane site frontages and the prohibition of motor vehicles on Rutland Mount as shown on drawing S278/RM/TRO-01 shown at Appendix 5; and if no valid objections are received, to make and seal the TRO as advertised.