Decision details

The Chief Officer, Highways & Transportation:

i) noted the principles of the highway works as detailed in section 3.1 and shown on drawing 733007-LCC-HWT-XX-DR-CH-01_01 General Arrangement;
ii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £2,462,400 works costs and £471,000 fees, to be fully funded by the developer through the Section 278 Agreement;
iii) approved the adoption of new highway construction on land hatched red on drawing 733007-LCC-HWT-XX-DR-CH-MI_18a Land Dedication Plan, so that it can be added to the Council’s maintenance regime;
iv) gave authority to display a notice under S23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 in order to inform the public of the proposed pedestrian and toucan crossings;
v) approved with reference to the powers contained in Section 66(4) of the Highways Act 1980, that the relevant lengths of footway shown on drawing 733007-LCC-HWT-XX-DR-CH-01_01 General Arrangement as proposed cycle tracks are removed, and that following the removal of the footway, cycle tracks as shown on drawing 733007-LCC-HWT-XX-DR-CH-01_01 General Arrangement are constructed under the powers contained under the provisions of section 65(1) of the Highways Act 1980 for shared joint use by pedal cyclists and pedestrians;
vi) requested the City Solicitor to:
- advertise a draft Traffic Regulation Order to facilitate the necessary waiting restrictions as shown on drawing 733007/LCC/HWT/XX/DR/CH/MI_14_TRO, dated May 2020, and, if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the orders as advertised; and
vii) gave authority to negotiate the terms of and enter into agreements with the developer under the provisions of Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980.