There were no apologies for absence.

The following interests were declared at the meeting:

(a)  Councillor Flewitt – Agenda Item No. 4 (Permanent Vehicular Crossing (PVX) - Exceptional Circumstances Application(s) – Application No. 17/00112) – Applicant’s mother is known to him; and

(b)  Councillor McDonald - – Agenda Item No. 4 (Permanent Vehicular Crossing (PVX) - Exceptional Circumstances Application(s) – Application No. 17/00112) – Applicant’s mother is known to her.

Resolved:-

That, under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below, on the grounds that they would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

The Cabinet Committee received a report of Deputy Chief Executive (Place) that appraised Members of the exceptional circumstance applications for permanent vehicle crossings (PVX) as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.  Some of the applicants attended the meeting in respect of their own application.

With reference to Application Ref. No. 17/00112, it was noted that a new plan had been submitted which indicated that the frontage of the property now complied with the required measurements set out in the policy.  This however, included an area of land that was not currently in sole ownership of the applicant.

Having considered all the evidence and submissions made and the views of the Traffic & Parking Working Party, it was:

Resolved:

1.  That, in view of the extenuating factors in relation to the individual cases, the following PVX exceptional circumstance applications be granted:

Application Ref. No. 18/00087

Application Ref No. 18/00133

2.  That the following PVX exceptional circumstance applications be refused:

Application Ref. No. 18/00058

Application Ref. No. 17/00004

3.  That consideration of Application Ref. No. 17/00112 be deferred to enable the applicant to resolve the issues regarding the ownership of the land adjacent to the applicant’s hardstanding.

Reasons for Decision

To ensure compliance with the statutory duty under Section 184 of the Highways Act 1980 and the current Policy, to ensure safety, free flow of traffic and protection of the local environment.

Other Options

The local highway authority may approve a request with or without modification, or may propose alternative works or reject the request.

Note: This is an Executive function

Not eligible for call-in pursuant to Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15(e)(iv)

Cabinet Member: Cllr Moring