Report of the Corporate Director for Place

The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place requesting that consideration be given to the options for the Kent Elms Corner Junction Improvement works and the replacement footbridge.

Resolved:-

1.    That the options for the highway and footbridge designs are taken forward for public consultation (with the advantages and disadvantages set out).

2.    That Highway Option 1, together with Footbridge Option 2, as set out in the submitted report, be confirmed as the Councils preferred options, to be presented as such in the consultation, and that in the meantime detailed design continues together with any necessary work relating to planning applications, land negotiations and utility diversions.

3.    That should the land negotiations and/or the cost of diverting underground utilities in the south east verge be prohibitively expensive and therefore not likely to be successfully concluded within the necessary timescale to drawdown the funding, then Options 2 and 3 be considered and proceed concurrently with Option 1 through the consultation and negotiation stage.

4.    That once the results of the public consultation have been considered, the Chief Executive and Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Public Protection, Waste and Transport, be authorised to agree the final option to be taken forward to detailed business case submission, implementation, advertisement of any necessary traffic regulation orders, land acquisition and planning permissions following circulation of these details to all Members and discussions with Group Leaders.

5.    That it be noted that there is no current capital budget for the additional maximum option cost of £1.5million and that once the position of any potential external funding of the scheme is established, there will be a further Cabinet report on the funding of the additional maximum of £1.5million.

Reason for Decision

 As detailed in the submitted report.

Other Options

As set out in the submitted report

Note:- This is an Executive Function

Eligible for call-in to Place Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor:- Terry