Issue - meetings

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/007

Contact: Owen Jenkins, Service Manager for Highways, Transport & Waste Tel: (01865) 323304

Report by Deputy Director for Environment & Economy (Commercial)

(CMDE8).

At the Cabinet Member Decisions meeting on 14 January 2016 and in response to a large number of representations from the equestrian community, it was agreed to defer a final decision regarding the provision of a crossing near Townsend to enable further discussion on the provision of a form of modified crossing for use by horses.  The report considers objections received as a result of a formal consultation on a proposal to introduce a modified crossing incorporating an equestrian facility on Hagbourne Hill, near Townsend, Chilton.

The Cabinet Member for the Environment is RECOMMENDED to approve the implementation of the proposals as advertised and described in the report.

Approved

On 14 January 2016 and in response to a large number of representations from the equestrian community the cabinet Member for Environment deferred a final decision regarding the provision of a crossing to enable further discussion on the provision of a form of modified crossing for use by horses.  He now considered (CMDE8) objections received to a formal consultation on a proposal to introduce a modified crossing incorporating an equestrian facility on Hagbourne Hill, near Townsend, Chilton.

Mr Tole confirmed there had been overwhelming support with only one objection.  The crossing represented very much a pragmatic solution to this problem and was the first operational Pegasus crossing of its kind in the county.

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him and the considerations set out above the Cabinet Member for Environment confirmed his decision as follows:

to approve implementation of the proposals as advertised and escribed in the report CMDE8.

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Cabinet Member for Environment

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