Agenda and minutes

Forward Plan Ref: 2010/159

Contact: Julian Hartless, Principal Project Manager Tel: (01865) 815097

Report by Head of Highways & Transport (CMDT4).

The Cabinet Member for Transport considered minor modifications to the scheme design as approved by the Council’s Cabinet on 20 July 2010.

Mr Hartless advised that the changes being sought for approval were to amend anomalies to details of ownership and matters relating to the side roads order.

The Cabinet Member for Transport confirmed that he was not being asked to agree substantial changes to the scheme itself.

Having regard to the arguments and options set out in the documentation before him the Cabinet Member for Transport confirmed his decisions on this matter as follows:

To approve:

(a)               Drawing number B0800100/B4501 Revision H for use in connection with the exercise of the Council’s statutory powers of compulsory purchase to enable the acquisition of all land requirements for the Cogges Link Road scheme;

(b)              Drawing number B0800100/B4500 Revision G for use in connection with the Side Roads Order which will be made for the Cogges Link Road scheme;

(c)               the inclusion in the Side Roads Order of the construction of a new length of highway for the diversion of Footpath No. 15 (Witney);

(d)              the service of documents in accordance with section 6(4) of the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 in connection with any plots of land required for the Cogges Link Road scheme that have ‘unknown ownership’;

(e)               the inclusion in a compulsory purchase order of any plots of land that are acquired in advance by private treaty.