To Members of the Transport Decisions Committee
Notice of a Meeting of the
Transport Decisions Committee
County Hall,
Tony Cloke
Membership
Chairman – Councillor Ian
Hudspeth
Councillors:
Decisions taken at the meeting will become effective at the end of the working day
on
unless called in by that date for review by the appropriate Scrutiny Committee.
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AGENDA
(Addenda)
1.
Apologies for Absence and
Substitutions
2.
Declarations of Interest –
see guidance note
3.
Minutes
To approve the minutes of
the meeting held on
4.
Petitions and Public Address
5.
Progress of Approved Schemes – July 2007 Update
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/072
Contact: Amrik Manku: Project Management (01865 815921)
Report by Head of Transport (TD5).
This is the eleventh update
report of regular quarterly reports since December 2002 giving the progress
status of schemes approved by the former Transport implementation Committee and
more recently the Cabinet Member for Transport.
The Committee is RECOMMENDED to note the report and
progress on each scheme.
6.
Capital Programme –
Additional
Developer Funded Schemes
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/128
Contact: Jacqui Cox, Principal Transport Planner (01865 815713)
Report by Head of Transport (TD6).
The report
seeks agreement to the addition of schemes in Abingdon, Banbury and Carterton
to this year’s capital programme, to be fully funded from developer
contributions. This follows a review of
the developer contributions available in these towns and prioritisation of outstanding
schemes. A decision is required so that assessment work can be carried out at
the earliest opportunity so that implementation of the schemes can be
undertaken next financial year.
The
Committee is RECOMMENDED to authorise the addition of the following developer
funded schemes for inclusion in the capital programme for development this year
and implementation over 2007/08 and 2008/09:
(a)
Abingdon secondary cycle
network;
(b)
Abingdon secure cycle
parking facilities;
(c)
Cothill, Abingdon weight
limit signs;
(d)
identification of
pedestrian and cyclist facilities along
(e)
on-line improvements to the B4477 from
7.
Oxfordshire County Council
(Bicester
Various Roads) (Parking) Order 200*
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/079
Contact: Louise Harrison, Senior Traffic Technician (0845 310 11 11)
Report by Head of Transport (TD7).
Oxfordshire
County Council entered into an Agency Agreement with Cherwell District Council
in April 2007 to provide a residents parking scheme in selected streets in
Bicester. The scheme was promoted in
response to requests from residents and led by local District Councillors. Streets were selected according to proximity
to the town centre and available parking and of the streets consulted
informally only 7 showed sufficient interest to carry forward into the scheme.
Cherwell District Council carried out a formal consultation between
The Committee is RECOMMENDED to:
(a) authorise the making of the Oxfordshire
County Council (Various Roads Bicester)(Parking) Order 200* as advertised
subject to minor variations referred to in the Annex to the report and to the
addition of properties at 60(a) and 62(a) North Street as referred to in
paragraph 3(a) of the report TD7;
(b) endorse the decision by Cherwell District Council to review the scheme 12 months after implementation.
8.
Implementation of New Bus
Stop on
Premium
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/125
Contact: Stuart Timms, Trainee Transport Planner (01865 815655)
Report by Head of Transport (TD8) (download as .pdf file)
The Committee is RECOMMENDED to approve installation of a new bus
stop on
9.
Headington Roundabout –
Proposed Permanent
Closure of the Access Gap Outside Macdonalds
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/089
Contact: Colin Baird, Principal Engineer (01865 815536)
Report by Head of Transport (TD9).
The report
explains the proposal to implement a permanent closue of the access gap between
the westbound A40 and the service road outside McDonalds at Headington
Roundabout and examines the responses to a consultation carried out in March to
May 2007. Responses were received both in favour of,
and opposed to, the permanent gap closure.
Consultation on measures
associated with the roundabout improvements took place in May 2004, and the
results were reported to The Executive in September 2004. The decision on
whether or not to effect a permanent closure of the
gap was postponed until the works had been completed and traffic levels had
stabilised. A temporary closure was put in place during the works and remains
in force at present.
The Committee is
RECOMMENDED to confirm that the access gap between the Roundway and the A40
should remain closed and authorise the making of a Traffic Order to achieve
permanent closure.
10.
Relocation of Highway Gate
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/096
Contact: Andrew Vidovic, Assistant Engineer (01865 810437)
Report by Head of Transport (TD10) (download as .pdf file).
Requests have been received, through Oxford City
Council for the highway gate located in
The Committee is RECOMMENDED not to approve the
relocation of the highway gate from
11.
Street Environment Scheme
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/101
Contact: Paul Fermer, Senior Transport Planner, (01865 815764)
Report by Head of Transport (TD11) (download as .pdf file).
On
The COMMITTEE is
RECOMMENDED to authorise the making of a compulsory purchase order for the
acquisition of the land shown coloured on drawing number G4200 & G4201 and
to authorise officers to undertake all necessary procedures in connection with
the making and publication of the order and its confirmation by the Secretary
of State or (if the Secretary of State issues a notice to that effect) by the
Council as an unopposed order.
12.
Oxfordshire County Council
(Various Roads,
Goring) (Prohibition and Restriction of Waiting)
(Amendment No.3) Order 2007
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/095
Contact: Malcolm Bowler, Senior Traffic Technician (0845 310 11 11)
Report by Head of Transport (TD12) (download as .pdf file).
13.
Great Haseley - Stopping Up
of part of an
Classified Unnumbered Highway Adjacent to A329.
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/104
Contact:
Report by Head of Transport (TD13).
The report
seeks approval for an application by Countax Ltd to the Magistrates for the
stopping up of a section of the public highway adjacent to A329 Great Haseley
which has been identified as being surplus to highway requirements and,
therefore, unnecessary as highway.
The Committee is
RECOMMENDED to:
(a)
authorise the Solicitor to the Council to make application to the
Magistrates under section 116 of the Highways Act 1980 for the stopping up of
the highway as shown on drawing No. 786/G174 on the grounds that it is
unnecessary as highway subject to:
(1)
the reservation of
footpath rights over the two areas shown on drawing no. 786/G174 which are to
be permanently marked on the ground all at the expense of Countax Ltd;
(2)
the dedication and satisfactory
provision of the connecting footpath with any associated signage, stiles etc.
by and at the expense of Countax Ltd. as shown on drawing No. 786/G174;
(3)
the satisfactory
provision of the alternative field access and signage all at the expense of Countax
Ltd;
(b)
declare surplus to the
County Council’s requirements as local highway authority any interest the
Council may have in the area of land (404sq. m. or thereabouts) shown small
cross hatched on drawing no. 786/G175 subject to the road being stopped up by
the Magistrates.
14.
Policies Regarding Use of
Highway
(a) Placement of Tables and Chairs on the
Highway
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/146
Contact: Katherine Powley, Assistant Network Manager (01865 815342)
Report by Head of Transport (TD14(a)) (download as .doc file).
The report seeks agreement
to introduce a policy to govern the placement of tables and chairs on the
highway.
The Committee is RECOMMENDED to adopt the Policy as
set out at Annex 1 to the report TD14(a).
(b) Filming
on the Highway
Cabinet
Member: Transport
Forward Plan
Ref: 2007/146
Contact: Katherine Powley, Assistant Network Manager (01865 815342)
Report by Head of Transport (TD14(b)).
The report seeks agreement
to introduce a policy to provide a consistent approach to dealing with enquiries
to film on or in the vicinity of the highway.
The Committee is RECOMMENDED to adopt the Policy attached at Annex 1 to
the report TD14(b).
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