Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2018/030

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Report by Director for Infrastructure Delivery (CMDE12).

The report presents responses received to a statutory consultation to provide a shared use footway/cycle-track and toucan crossing on the A4095 Burford Road in the area between Springfield Park and Tower Hill, in Witney put forward as part of a proposed residential development on the north side of the A4095 Burford Road.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve proposals to provide a shared use footway/cycle-track and toucan crossing on the A4095 Burford Road in the area between Springfield Park and Tower Hill, in Witney as advertised.

Approved

Meeting to be arranged with local Member and representatives of Windrush Bike Project

The Leader of the Council considered (CMDE12) responses received to a statutory consultation to provide a shared use footway/cycle-track and toucan crossing on the A4095 Burford Road in the area between Springfield Park and Tower Hill in Witney put forward as part of a proposed residential development on the north side of the A4095 Burford Road.

Councillor Price welcomed the proposal for a crossing on A4095 but reminded the meeting that she was still also lobbying for a crossing further east. The cycle path was not as good as it should be at this point and she regretted that the views of the Widrush Bike Project appeared to have been to some extent dismissed. The Project, although accepting much of what the report said felt they could still make a useful input on a number of issues and would be happy to discuss those further. She hoped that would help address local traffic issues on side roads.

Mr Kirkwood acknowledged issues remained with regard to side road junctions and although it was probably too late at this stage to make significant changes he would ask colleagues in the Road Agreements team to contact Councillor Price and the Windrush Bike Project.

The Leader of the Council welcomed the suggestion for further local discussion and having regard to the information set out in the report before him and the representations made to him at the meeting confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve proposals to provide a shared use footway/cycle-track and toucan crossing on the A4095 Burford Road in the area between Springfield Park and Tower Hill, in Witney as advertised.

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Leader of the Council

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